Roxas
[ roh-hahs; Spanish raw-hahs ]
/ ˈroʊ hɑs; Spanish ˈrɔ hɑs /
Save This Word!
noun
Ma·nuel [mah-nwel], /mɑˈnwɛl/, 1892–1948, Philippine statesman: 1st president of the Philippines 1946–48.
QUIZ
ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?
We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.
Question 1 of 8
Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Words nearby Roxas
row over, “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”, rowth, row vector, roxanne, Roxas, Roxas y Acuña, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Roy, royal
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
How to use Roxas in a sentence
Roxas was to be of our party, so we drove to his brother, the Marquis of Villanuevas, to take him up.
Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal|William BeckfordThen turning to Roxas, said loud enough for me to hear him, He is very young; does he understand what I say to him?
Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal|William BeckfordThis declaration was not communicated to the archbishop, because the work was composed by Fray Dominic de Roxas.
Now is the time to elect, in the successor of Sandoval y Roxas, one pledged to the favourite's ruin.
Calderon The Courtier|Edward Bulwer-Lytton