rotolo
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Etymology edit
From 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 edit
Noun edit
rotolo (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).
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Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Late Latin rotulus < rotula, from Latin rota.
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Noun edit
rotolo 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
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Etymology 2 edit
From Arabic رُطْل (ruṭl), variant of classical رِطْل (riṭl), ultimately from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra).
Noun edit
rotolo m (plural rotoli)
- (historical units of measure) rottol
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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rotolo