rodillo

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin rotella, diminutive of Latin rota (“wheel”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /roˈdiʝo/ [roˈð̞i.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /roˈdiʝo/ [roˈð̞i.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /roˈdiʎo/ [roˈð̞i.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /roˈdiʃo/ [roˈð̞i.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /roˈdiʒo/ [roˈð̞i.ʒo]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo

• Syllabification: ro‧di‧llo

Noun

rodillo m (plural rodillos)

1. roller
2. rolling pin

   Synonyms: (Ecuador) bolillo, (Bolivia, Chile) uslero

3. inking roller, platen
4. bicycle trainer

Derived terms

• pasar el rodillo

 

Related terms

• rodar

 

See also

• rodilla

Further reading

• “rodillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014