rueca

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrweka/ [ˈrwe.ka]
• Rhymes: -eka
• Syllabification: rue‧ca

Noun

rueca f (plural ruecas)

1. distaff
2. spinning wheel

   Synonyms: torno de hilar, hiladora

Further reading

• “rueca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10