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rotella

rotella noun: a disc.

Noun

rotella

  1. A disc.
  2. A round shield.

Proper noun capitalized: Rotella

Rotella (plural Rotellas)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Forms of rotella

pluralRotellas

Origin of rotella

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

Borrowed from Italian Rotella.

Questions about rotella

What does rotella mean?
Rotella means a disc.
What part of speech is rotella?
Rotella can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near rotella in the dictionary

  1. rote
  2. Rote boobook
  3. Rote boobooks
  4. roted
  5. rotelike
  6. rotella
  7. Rotellas
  8. rotelle
  9. rotely
  10. Rotenberg
  11. Rotenbergs

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