rodillo

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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]

(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)

roller
rolling pin
Synonyms: (Ecuador) bolillo, (Bolivia, Chile) uslero
inking roller, platen
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

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