rotchet

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒt͡ʃɪt/

Noun

rotchet (plural rotchets)

A fish, the European red gurnard (Chelidonichthys cuculus).

References

“rotchet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Norman

Alternative forms

rotchi (Jersey)
rotcher (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old Northern French rocquier (compare Old French rochier, modern French rocher).

Noun

rotchet m (plural rotchets)

(Guernsey) rock

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