rotoloとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈɹɒtələʊ/

名詞

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).

参照

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