rolha

Portuguese

rolhas

Alternative forms

• roilha (misspelling)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁo.ʎɐ/ [ˈho.ʎɐ], /ˈʁoj.ʎɐ/ [ˈhoɪ̯.ʎɐ]

• (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]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁo.ʎɐ/, /ˈʁoj.ʎɐ/

• Rhymes: -oʎɐ
• Hyphenation: ro‧lha

Noun

rolha f (plural rolhas)

1. cork (bottle stopper)

Derived terms

• rolha-de-poço
• rolha-do-maluvo

Related terms

• rolhado
• rolhagem
• rolhar
• rolheiro