No. 3,740 in French
rochelle
"Rochelle" refers to a type of white, crystalline compound (used in chemistry) or can denote "La Rochelle," a French coastal city.
In a sentence
La Rochelle est une belle ville côtière en France.
La Rochelle is a beautiful coastal city in France.
Here, 'Rochelle' is used as a proper noun referring to the name of a specific place.
Les fortifications de La Rochelle datent du Moyen Âge.
The fortifications of La Rochelle date back to the Middle Ages.
In this sentence, 'Rochelle' is again used as part of the place name 'La Rochelle', in reference to its historical aspects.
J'ai acheté un vin de La Rochelle pour le dîner.
I bought wine from La Rochelle for dinner.
'Rochelle' is utilized in this context to indicate the origin of the wine, again as part of the geographic location.
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