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roque

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ɹoʊk/
  • rhymes with -əʊk
  • CMU ARPABET: R OW1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A form of croquet using short-handled mallets, and played on a hard surface.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Coined 1899 by removing the first and last letters from croquet.

Real reading context

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