roach
noun /rəʊtʃ/
/rəʊtʃ/
- (North American English, informal) a cockroach (= a large brown insect with wings, that lives in houses, especially where there is dirt)
- The apartments were infested with rats and roaches.
- (plural roach)a small European freshwater fish
- (slang) the end part of a cigarette containing marijuana
Word Originsense 2 Middle English: from Old French roche, of unknown ultimate origin.