ruejo
Spanish
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin rotulus. Doublet of rollo and rótulo, the first likely borrowed from Portuguese and the latter from Latin. Compare English roll, role.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editruejo m (plural ruejos)
- round rock
- a stonen roller, stonen rolling pin
- (colloquial, Teruel and Zaragoza) millstone; water-wheel, millwheel
Related terms
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Further reading
edit- “ruejo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014