Roca

[ roh-kuh; Portuguese raw-kuh ]

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noun

Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.

Roca

/ ˈrəʊkə /

Cape Roca
a cape in SW central Portugal, near Lisbon: the westernmost point of continental Europe

After much bloodshed the rebellion was suppressed by young Julio Roca, a rising soldier.

Yes; we shall be off Cape Roca to-night, if the wind keeps up, and I think we go within five or six miles of the shore.

What, for example, were the reasons which determined the premium on gold in 1885, under the first Presidency of General Roca?

Her mother and Guavera were applauding, too, but their applause did not have the quality of Señor Roca's.

A veces el camino est esculpido en la roca; otras, penetra por selvas espessimas o cruza dilatados desiertos de arena.

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