ruejo
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin rotulus, through Vulgar Latin *rotlu.[1] Doublet of rollo, a likely borrowing from Portuguese. Doublet of rótulo, a borrowing from Latin. Cognate with English roll and role.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrwexo/ [ˈrwe.xo]
- Rhymes: -exo
- Syllabification: rue‧jo
Noun
ruejo m (plural ruejos)
- round rock
- a stonen roller, stonen rolling pin
- (colloquial, Teruel and Zaragoza) millstone; water-wheel, millwheel
Related terms
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “ruejo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “ruejo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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