rukkell

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Maltese

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Etymology

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From older Sicilian *rucchellu (now ruccheddu), from a diminutive of Latin rocca (distaff), itself from Proto-Germanic *rukkô.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rukkell m (plural rkiekel or rukkelli)

  1. reel, spool, bobbin
    Synonym: (dated or Gozitan) mkebba
  2. (Gozo, Mellieħa) vertebra
    • 2022, Nadia Mifsud, meta tinfetaq il-folla, Ede Books, →ISBN:
      f’żarbun ġa ssikkat. irkiekel dahri
      tat-terrakotta - ’kk tmisshom,
      isiru frak. dil-belt tentakli waħedha -
      għoddha qalftitni fatat.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)