rótula
See also: rotula, rotulá, and ròtula
Galician
Noun
rótula f (plural rótulas)
- (anatomy) patella, kneecap
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rotula (“small wheel”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɔ.tu.lɐ/ [ˈhɔ.tu.lɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁɔ.tu.lɐ/ [ˈχɔ.tu.lɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɔ.tu.la/ [ˈhɔ.tu.la]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁɔ.tu.lɐ/
Noun
rótula f (plural rótulas)
- (anatomy, dated) kneecap
- Synonym: patela
- (regional, São Paulo, Bahia, South Brazil) roundabout
- Synonyms: (Brazil) rotatória, (Portugal) rotunda, (regional) balão, (regional) queijinho, (regional) círculo
Hypernyms
- (kneecap): osso
Related terms
- joelho
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed directly from Latin rotula. Doublet of rol.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrotula/ [ˈro.t̪u.la]
- Rhymes: -otula
- Syllabification: ró‧tu‧la
Noun
rótula f (plural rótulas)
- (anatomy) kneecap, patella
Further reading
- “rótula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014