La roche posay is a French name for a type of pottery where the vessel is held at the top of the vessel, where the lip of the pot can be seen. The word is also a diminutive of the verb l’affaire.
La roche posay has its origins in the late 1800s when it was used in France for pottery that had a top lip. As it’s used today, it’s a diminutive of the verb laffaire, “to gossip.
This is a pretty common name in France, in fact it can be seen as slang for the verb laffaire (the noun, a gossip, is not a diminutive of laffaire). In France, it’s been in the popular vernacular since at least the mid-19th century. La roche posay is in a similar tradition to the famous French pastry, the croissant.
Of course, to pronounce la roche posay correctly you need to know how to pronounce la roche posay. We don’t want to be confused by a name that has multiple forms. For example, in French, la ronde posay is pronounced like la roche. But if you hear la roche posay without the final vowel, then your pronunciation gets confused.
You should probably read the book “La ronde posay”.
In fact, la roche posay is a very popular French pastry, so if you’re hearing it right, there’s a good chance you’re pronouncing it correctly.
The French words for roche are pâté, rôti, and pâtisserie. I dont, myself, know the correct pronunciation to say la roche posay. If you are going to try, use the best version of the word you can get away with.
La ronde posay is a popular dessert in France, made of puff pastry filled with a tart filling of cream, sugar, and vanilla. Most of la roche posay is made of cream, but there are many variations, like the one below.
If you want a more formal version of la roche posay, I found this one on amazon: The French Larder Posay.
On an official site, you can find La roche, a French made cake, and a lot of similar ones.