laroca

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /laˈɾɔ.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /laˈɾɔ.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /laˈɾɔ.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈɾɔ.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: la‧ro‧ca

Adjective

laroca m or f (plural larocas)

1. (Portugal, informal) charming, lovable, cute

   Synonyms: bonita, graciosa

   carinha laroca

   cute little face

Noun

laroca f (plural larocas)

1. (Portugal, cooking, chiefly in the plural) fried codfish coated in batter

   Synonyms: patanisca, patanisca de bacalhau, isca, isca de bacalhau

Related terms

• larica

Further reading

• “laroca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “laroca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “laroca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025