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roque

noun \ˈrōk\

Definition of ROQUE

:  croquet played on a hard-surfaced court with a raised border
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Origin of ROQUE

alteration of croquet
First Known Use: 1899

Rhymes with ROQUE

bloke, broke, choke, cloak, coke, croak, folk, hoke, joke, moke, oak, poke, Polk, smoke, soak, soke, spoke, stoke, stroke, toke, toque, yogh, yoke, yolk

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. roque
  2. São Roque, Cape
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