rocim

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese rocin, of uncertain origin. Possible etymologies include:

Old Occitan roci, from Latin *runcinus;
Old High German ros (“horse”), from Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”);
Italian rozzo (“rough”);
Old French roncin (“stallion”).

Cognate with Spanish rocín.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁu.ˈsĩ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁo.ˈsĩ/
Hyphenation: ro‧cim

Noun

rocim m (plural rocins)

nag (useless horse)

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