ruejo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rotulus. Doublet of rollo and rótulo, the first likely borrowed from Portuguese and the latter from Latin. Compare English roll, role.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrwexo/ [ˈrwe.xo]
  • Rhymes: -exo
  • Syllabification: rue‧jo

Noun

ruejo m (plural ruejos)

  1. round rock
  2. a stonen roller, stonen rolling pin
  3. (colloquial, Teruel and Zaragoza) millstone; water-wheel, millwheel

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