Roca (en. Rock)

/ˈro.ka/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

A solid and hard body that is part of the Earth's crust.

The mountains are made up of rock.

Las montañas están formadas por roca.

Fragment of a mineral or mineralized material.

There are many rocks of different sizes on the beach.

En la playa hay muchas rocas de diferentes tamaños.

Base or foundation of something.

The rock on which the city was built is very solid.

La roca sobre la que se construyó la ciudad es muy sólida.

It comes from the Latin 'rocca', which also means rock.

cold rock

Refers to a person who is distant or unfriendly.

roca fría

to another rock

Expression indicating that something is immovable or firm.

a otra roca

to be a rock

Means to be a very strong or resilient person.

ser un roca

stone

Hard and fragmented material, similar to rock.

piedra

minerals

Inorganic natural substances found in rocks.

minerales

mountain

Natural elevation of the land, often composed of rock.

montaña

Rock as a synonym for something that is very good.

That song is a rock.

Esa canción es una roca.

Rock to refer to a tough or resilient person.

He is a rock, he never gives up.

Él es una roca, nunca se rinde.