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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ROQUE

Variant of croquet.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ROQUE

roque  [rəʊk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROQUE

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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Roque is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ROQUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Roque

Roque /ˈroʊk/ is an American variant of croquet played on a hard, smooth surface. Popular in the first quarter of the 20th century and billed "the Game of the Century" by its enthusiasts, it was an Olympic sport in the 1904 Summer Games, replacing croquet from the previous games.

Definition of roque in the English dictionary

The definition of roque in the dictionary is a game developed from croquet, played on a hard surface with a resilient surrounding border from which the ball can rebound.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROQUE


bespoke
bɪˈspəʊk
broke
brəʊk
choke
tʃəʊk
cloak
kləʊk
coke
kəʊk
folk
fəʊk
hon.
həʊk
joke
dʒəʊk
oak
əʊk
oke
əʊk
poke
pəʊk
Polk
pəʊk
smoke
sməʊk
soak
səʊk
Soc.
səʊk
spoke
spəʊk
stoke
stəʊk
stroke
strəʊk
toque
təʊk
woke
wəʊk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROQUE

ropes
ropewalk
ropeway
ropework
ropey
ropier
ropiest
ropily
ropiness
ropy
Roquefort
roquelaure
roquet
roquette
Roraima
rorqual
Rorschach test
rort
rorter
rorty

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROQUE

antique
baroque
boutique
breloque
clique
colloque
critique
equivoque
filioque
marque
Martinique
Mixe-Zoque
monocoque
Mozambique
politique
pratique
technique
torque
tu quoque
unique

Synonyms and antonyms of roque in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «roque» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROQUE

Find out the translation of roque to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of roque from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «roque» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

罗克
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

roque
570 millions of speakers

English

roque
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रोक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

روكي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Роке
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

roque
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Roque
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

roque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Roque
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Roque
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ロケ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

로케
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Roque
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Roque
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ராக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Roque
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

roque
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

roque
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Roque
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Роке
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Roque
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Roque
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Roque
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

roque
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

roque
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of roque

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROQUE»

The term «roque» is very widely used and occupies the 15.752 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROQUE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about roque

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROQUE»

Discover the use of roque in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to roque and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Cuban Kitchen
A celebration of Cuban cuisine presents more than five hundred recipes, including black bean soup, pork empanadas, croquetas, tostones, arroz con pollo, and churros, in a book that offers the stories behind the recipes.
Raquel Rábade Roque, 2011
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Bound for Roque Island: Sailing Maine and the World
Rubadeau shares a lifetime of lessons guaranteed to make your next cruise easier, safer, and more fun. “In Bound for Roque Island Rubadeau proves that he's every bit as good a storyteller as he is a seasoned mariner.
R. J. Rubadeau, 2010
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Madhva's Unknown Literary Sources: Some Observations
Roque Mesquita is Professor of Sanskrit and Indian Studies at the Department of Indology at the University of Vienna (Austria).
Roque Mesquita, 2000
4
Remembering a Massacre in El Salvador: The Insurrection of ...
The book is complemented by a valuable appendix of primary documents that reveal the evolving memories of these important events in 1932."--BOOK JACKET.
Héctor Lindo-Fuentes, Erik Kristofer Ching, Rafael Lara Martínez, 2007
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Small hours of the night: selected poems of Roque Dalton
"English-only edition of poems written from exile, prison, and on the run by the Salvadoran revolutionary whose life and word urged love as well as change.
Roque Dalton, Hardie St. Martin, Jonathan Cohen, 1996
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The Physical Chemistry of Materials: Energy and ...
84. R. Roque-Malherbe, J. Oñate, and J. Fernandez-Bertran, Solid State Ionics, 34, 193 (1991). 85. C. de las Pozas, W. Kolockiewics, and R. Roque-Malherbe, Microporous Mater., 5, 325 (1996). 86. W.W. Wendlandt, Amer. Lab., 9, 59 (1977).
Rolando M.A. Roque-Malherbe, 2009
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Miguel Mármol
Miguel Marmol is the testimony of a revolutionary, as recorded by Salvadoran writer, Roque Dalton, which documents the historical and political events of El Salvador through the first decades of the 20th century.
Roque Dalton, 1995
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Born Motherland Or Death
The book consist in a autobiography narrating author's life since childhood in Havana City, Cuba after being born under a Socialist-Communist dictatorship, then the years on communist boarding schools with interesting and funny stories, ...
Alejandro Roque Glez, 2012
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The treasure of S?o Roque a sidelight on the counter-reformation
W. Telfer. liker enough to be an invention, especially as the parish had a separate altar of its own. But even so, the form of the story indicates that the church was not closed, but continued to be used by the secular clergy who had been ...
W. Telfer
10
Infinitas gracias: contemporary Mexican votive painting
"Infinitas Gracias" is the first collection of the work of Alfredo Vilchis Roque, one of Mexico's most famous contemporary painters, and his sons.
Alfredo Vilchis Roque, Pierre Schwartz, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROQUE»

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West New York mayor pleads not guilty in medical kickback scheme
HACKENSACK—West New York Mayor Felix Roque pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes. «NJ.com, Jul 15»
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West New York mayor accepted $250K in bribes in medical kickback …
TRENTON — The mayor of West New York, Felix Roque, was indicted Tuesday for accepting approximately $250,000 in bribes in return for referring patients to ... «NJ.com, Jun 15»
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Mayor Roque declares victory in West New York
WEST NEW YORK --Mayor Felix Roque declared victory Tuesday night to a room packed with supporters. "I'm very happy," he said to the crowd gathered at his ... «NJ.com, May 15»
4
Florida man accused of trafficking heroin in Aroostook County
The investigation included the undercover purchase of heroin from Roque, according to Peter Arno, commander of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. «Bangor Daily News, Apr 15»
5
AFP files disbarment case against Laude family lawyer Harry Roque
Around 2 p.m. Tuesday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines has filed a verified disbarment complaint against lawyer Harry Roque for violation of the Code of ... «Inquirer.net, Nov 14»
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AFP eyes Harry Roque's disbarment
MANILA (UPDATED) - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) plans to file a complaint for the possible disbarment of lawyer Harry Roque, a military ... «ABS CBN News, Oct 14»
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Police: Christian Roque, 2 others injured in separate Bridgeport …
Police say Christian Roque, 33, was shot multiple times in the torso after an argument outside of a club on Clarence and East Main streets. (Credit: News 12). «News 12 Connecticut, Sep 14»
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Roque Torres sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing mistress …
Roque Torres, 64, was sentenced by a Miami-Dade County judge Wednesday. Jurors in March convicted him of second-degree murder with a deadly weapon. «Local 10, Jun 14»
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Australia's prospects? Good luck, shrugs World Cup winner Roque Jr
Roque Jnr is optimistic about the prospects of his own country, despite the enormous emotional and psychological pressure that will be brought to bear on the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 14»
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Man who kept vigil at wife's grave laid to rest
Rocky Abalsamo will never have to leave his wife again. In December 2000, the Globe told the story of Roque “Rocky” Abalsamo, who spent nearly every day, ... «Boston Globe, Jan 14»

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