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Rolle

Pronunciation: /ˈʁɔlə/

“Rolle” is a German word. Its 9 meanings in English:

noun

  1. roll, reel, spool
  2. roll, tube
  3. a relatively small wheel on which something is rolled (as on a wheelie bin)
  4. role, part
  5. roller, castor, pulley
  6. roll
  7. mangle, wringer
  8. rolling pin
  9. role

Etymology

15th century, from Old French rolle, probably through Middle Dutch rolle (as also the verb rollen). Further from Latin rotula, rotulus. The sense “role” from the modern French descendant rôle.

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