Roach

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ɹəʊtʃ/
• US IPA: /ɹoÊŠtʃ/
• Rhymes: -əʊtʃ

Origin

Full definition of roach

Noun

1. A small freshwater fish in the carp family (Cyprinidae), .
2. (US) A cockroach.
3. (US, slang, smoking) A butt of a marijuana cigarette.
4. (UK, slang, smoking) The filter of a rolled cigarette or joint, made from card or paper.
5. (nautical) An extra curve of material added to the leech edge of a sail to increase the sail area.
6. A kind of headdress worn by some of the indigenous peoples of North America.

Anagrams

• achor, orach