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