roque

American  

[rohk] / roʊk /

noun

1. a form of croquet played on a clay or hard-surface court surrounded by a low wall off which the balls may be played.

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roque British  

/ rəʊk /

noun

1. a game developed from croquet, played on a hard surface with a resilient surrounding border from which the ball can rebound

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Etymology

Origin of roque

1895–1900, back formation from roquet

Example Sentences

One of the plaintiffs, Yuri Alexander Roque Campos, didn’t get his needed heart medications.

From Los Angeles Times

Vitor Roque, 20, won his one and only Brazil cap back in 2023.

From BBC

Aparicio’s first major show, 2018’s “My Veins Do Not End in Me” — named after a line in a poem by the Salvadoran poet Roque Dalton — was an evocative and intimate portrayal of remembrance and the effects of the U.S.-backed Salvadoran civil war through artwork from three generations of Aparicio’s family.

From Los Angeles Times

Not everyone in the comedy world is keen to try AI though, including Kiwi-Filipino comedian James Roque.

From BBC

Mr Roque is also performing at Edinburgh this month, and he thinks audiences will notice if other comedians use AI.

From BBC