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Sense: 1,3
Date: 1800-1900
Origin: cockroach
Sense: 2
Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old French
Origin: roche

roach

 noun
     
Related topics: Fish, Insects, Drug Culture
roach [countable]
1 American English informalHBI a cockroach
2HBF a type of European fish
3 informalMDD the end part of a marijuana cigarette that has been smoked
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