rotolo
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English
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[edit]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).
References
[edit]- "rotolo" at Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- "rotolo" in Collins English Dictionary, New York: HarperCollins.
Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Late Latin rotulus < rotula, from Latin rota.
Alternative forms
[edit]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
Derived terms
[edit]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.
Alternative forms
[edit]Verb
[edit]rotolo
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