rodela

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See also: Rodela

Galician[edit]

Woman dancing and wearing a rodela, rolla or mulido in between her head and the basket

Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin rotella (little wheel). Cognate with Portuguese rodela and Spanish rodilla.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rodela f (plural rodelas)

  1. wheel or crown made of cloth or straw which is used as a cushion in between the head and a load
    Synonyms: corriza, mulida, rolla
  2. a cushion used to protect the head and neck of oxen when joked
    Synonyms: corriza, mulida, rolla
  3. a similarly formed wheel of straw used as weight on top of a haystack, or as a cushion for placing objects on an irregular surface
  4. rag
  5. milk beater
  6. kneecap
  7. bun (of hair)

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • rodela” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • rodela” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • rodela” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • rodela” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin rotella, diminutive of Latin rota (wheel). Compare Spanish rodilla.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: ro‧de‧la

Noun[edit]

rodela f (plural rodelas)

  1. a round piece of food, such as a slice of banana or sausage
  2. (informal) kneecap (bone of the knee)
    Synonym: patela
  3. (historical) a type of round infantry shield
  4. (Brazil, colloquial) nonsense; malarkey
    Synonyms: besteira, papo furado, papo

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • rodela” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /roˈdela/ [roˈð̞e.la]
  • Rhymes: -ela
  • Syllabification: ro‧de‧la

Noun[edit]

rodela f (plural rodelas)

  1. round shield

Further reading[edit]