rotolo

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UK/ˈɹɒtələʊ/

noun

A kind of roll.

OriginItalian rotolo ← Late Latin rotulus ← Latin rota →
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Meanings

rotolo1

nounrotolo (plural rotolos or rotoli)

plural rotolos · plural rotoli · alternative rottolo

  1. Italian cookingA kind of roll.
  2. alternativehistoricalunits of measureAlternative form of rottol: a former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight, usually between 1–5 pounds (.5–2.5 kg).

Rotolo2

proper nounRotolo (plural Rotolos)

plural Rotolos

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλίτρα
  2. Arabicرُطْل
  3. Latinrota“wheel, rolling thing”
  4. Late Latinrotulus“little wheel”
  5. Italianrotolo“roll; rottol”
  6. Englishrotolo

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).

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