Portuguese edit

 
rolhas

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin rotula (a little wheel), diminutive of rota (a wheel). Doublet of rótula. Cognate with Galician rolla.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁo.ʎɐ/ [ˈho.ʎɐ], /ˈʁoj.ʎɐ/ [ˈhoɪ̯.ʎɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁo.ʎɐ/ [ˈχo.ʎɐ], /ˈʁoj.ʎɐ/ [ˈχoɪ̯.ʎɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁo.ʎa/ [ˈho.ʎa], /ˈʁoj.ʎa/ [ˈhoɪ̯.ʎa]

  • Rhymes: -oʎɐ
  • Hyphenation: ro‧lha

Noun edit

rolha f (plural rolhas)

  1. cork (bottle stopper)

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