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Word entry · 3 letters

roc

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"Mythical giant bird"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /ɹɒk/Part of speech nounSorted corStarts with REnds with C2 cluesCommon crossword word
1R2O3C

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Definitions

  1. mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength

Word origin

From Spanish rocho, ruc, from Arabic رُخّ (ruḵḵ), from Classical Persian رُخ (rux).

Used in a sentence

  • “Near-synonym: China”
  • “[T]he old and tired purveyors of separatism in Québec continue to harp on what they contend Québec is not—essentially, “not the ROC”—in order to peddle their snake oil.”
  • “If Quebeckers believe that voting PQ means putting a knife to Canada’s throat, they should think again. The ROC is fed up with these threats.”

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01“Mythical giant bird”3 letters
02“Legendary bird”3 letters

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