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rotl

/ˈɹɒtəl/

rotl is the alternative form of rottol.

Meaning of rottol

Noun

rottol (plural rottols)

  1. (historical) A former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight, usually between 1–5 pounds (0.5–2.5 kg).
    • ROTTOLO, in Commerce, a weight used in Italy and the Levant. At Aleppo, and its port Scanderoon, the cantaro contains 100 rottoli, each of which is subdivided into 12 ounces, or 720 drachms; the great cantaro of Tripoli contains 175 rottoli, and the zurlo consists of 27½ rottoli. This rottolo, with...1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia, Vol. XXX, p. 614
    Synonyms:
    pound

Noun capitalized: ROTL

ROTL (uncountable)

  1. (UK, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of release on temporary licence: a form of parole for prisoners.

Forms of rotl

pluralrotls
pluralartal

Origin of rotl

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

Questions about rotl

What is rotl the alternative form of?
Rotl is the alternative form of rottol.
What part of speech is rotl?
Rotl is a noun.
How do you pronounce rotl?
Rotl is pronounced /ˈɹɒtəl/.
What is the plural of rotl?
The plural of rotl is rotls.

Words near rotl in the dictionary

  1. rotisserizing
  2. ROTJ
  3. Rotko
  4. Rotkohl
  5. Rotkreuz
  6. rotl
  7. rotla
  8. rotlet
  9. rotlets
  10. Rotliegend
  11. Rotliegendes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rotl (page history and authors); ROTL (page history and authors); rottol (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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