rotolo

Alternative forms

• rottolo

Etymology

From Italian rotolo (“roll; rottol”). As a roll, from Latin rotulus (“little wheel”), from 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

• (UK) 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.

Etymology 1

From Late Latin rotulus < rotula, from Latin rota.

Etymology 2

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