rodela

Portuguese

noun
Definitions
  • a round piece of food, such as a slice of banana or sausage
  • (informal) kneecap bone of the knee
  • (historical) a type of round infantry shield
  • (Brazil) nonsense; malarkey

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rotella, rota (wheel, rolling thing).

Origin

Latin

rota

Gloss

wheel, rolling thing

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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