rotolo
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Italian rotolo (“roll; rottol”). As a roll, from Late Latin rotulus (“little wheel”), from Latin rota (“wheel, rolling thing”) + -ulus (“-ule”, forming diminutives). As a unit of weight, from Arabic رُطْل (ruṭl), variant of classical رِطْل (riṭl), ultimately from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrotolo (plural rotolos or rotoli)
- (Italian cooking) A kind of roll.
- (historical units of measure) Alternative form of rottol: a former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight, usually between 1–5 pounds (.5–2.5 kg).
References
editItalian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Late Latin rotulus < rotula, from Latin rota.
Alternative forms
editNoun
editrotolo m (plural rotoli)
- roll (of material)
- coil
- scroll
- a form of pasta in which a filling is rolled up in a sheet of pasta and poached
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Arabic رُطْل (ruṭl), variant of classical رِطْل (riṭl), ultimately from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra).
Noun
editrotolo m (plural rotoli)
- (historical units of measure) rottol
Etymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
editVerb
editrotolo
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