roja

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See also: Roja, roją, rója, and röja

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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roja f (plural roges)

  1. female equivalent of roig
  2. madder (Rubia tinctorum)
  3. a bark beetle of the genus Hylesinus, the larva of which feed on the wood of the olive tree
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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roja f sg

  1. feminine singular of roig

Lower Sorbian

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Noun

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roja

  1. inflection of roj:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative dual

Portuguese

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Verb

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roja

  1. inflection of rojar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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rȍja (Cyrillic spelling ро̏ја)

  1. genitive singular of roj

Spanish

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Etymology

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  • (Spanish national football team): The nickname "La Roja" was created by the then manager Luis Aragonés. He said "I would like the national team to have a name, an identity. Just as Brazil is the canarinha or Argentina the albiceleste, I would like Spain to be La Roja"[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈroxa/ [ˈro.xa]
  • Rhymes: -oxa
  • Syllabification: ro‧ja

Noun

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roja f (plural rojas)

  1. female equivalent of rojo (Red; communist)
  2. (soccer, preceded by "la") the Chile national football team
  3. (soccer, preceded by "la") the Spain national football team

Adjective

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roja f sg

  1. feminine singular of rojo

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