rotolo

See also: Rotolo and rotolò

English

Alternative forms

• rottolo

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒtələʊ/

Noun

rotolo (plural rotolos or rotoli)

1. (Italian cooking) A kind of roll.
2. (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

• "rotolo" at Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• "rotolo" in Collins English Dictionary, New York: HarperCollins.

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Italian

Etymology 1

From Late Latin rotulus < rotula, from Latin rota.

Noun

rotolo m (plural rotoli)

1. roll (of material)
2. coil
3. scroll
4. A form of pasta in which a filling is rolled up in a sheet of pasta and poached

Derived terms

• rotolo da cucina

Etymology 2

From Arabic رُطْل (ruṭl), variant of classical رِطْل (riṭl), ultimately from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra).

Noun

rotolo m (plural rotoli)

1. (historical units of measure) rottol

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rotolo

1. first-person singular present indicative of rotolare