rukkell
Maltese
Etymology
From older Sicilian *rucchellu (now ruccheddu), from a diminutive of Latin rocca (“distaff”), itself from Proto-Germanic *rukkô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rukˈkɛll/
Noun
rukkell m (plural rkiekel or rukkelli)
- reel, spool, bobbin
- Synonym: (dated or Gozitan) mkebba