roldana

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish roldana.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁowˈdɐ̃.nɐ/ [hoʊ̯ˈdɐ̃.nɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁowˈdɐ̃.nɐ/ [hoʊ̯ˈdɐ̃.nɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁowˈdɐ̃.nɐ/ [χoʊ̯ˈdɐ̃.nɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁowˈdɐ.na/ [hoʊ̯ˈdɐ.na]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁolˈdɐ.nɐ/ [ʁoɫˈdɐ.nɐ], /ʁɔlˈdɐ.nɐ/ [ʁɔɫˈdɐ.nɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁolˈdɐ.nɐ/ [ʁoɫˈdɐ.nɐ], /ʁɔlˈdɐ.nɐ/ [ʁɔɫˈdɐ.nɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁolˈda.nɐ/ [ʁoɫˈda.nɐ], /ʁɔlˈda.nɐ/ [ʁɔɫˈda.nɐ]

• Hyphenation: rol‧da‧na

Noun

roldana f (plural roldanas)

1. pulley (simple machine used to lift heavy objects)

   Synonym: polia

Spanish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɐnɐ

• IPA^(key): /rolˈdana/ [rol̪ˈd̪a.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: rol‧da‧na

Noun

roldana f (plural roldanas)

1. pulley (simple machine used to lift heavy objects)

Further reading

• “roldana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014