rolha

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• roilha (misspelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rotula (“a little wheel”), diminutive of rota (“a wheel”). Doublet of rótula. Cognate with Galician rolla.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁo.ʎɐ/ [ˈho.ʎɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁo.ʎɐ/ [ˈho.ʎɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁo.ʎɐ/ [ˈχo.ʎɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁo.ʎa/ [ˈho.ʎa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁo.ʎɐ/, /ˈʁoj.ʎɐ/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Rhymes: -oʎɐ
• Hyphenation: ro‧lha

Noun

rolha f (plural rolhas)

1. cork (bottle stopper)

Derived terms

• rolha-de-poço
• rolha-do-maluvo
• rolhar
• rolheiro

Related terms

• arrolhar
• enrolhar
• rolhado
• rolhagem
• rolho

Further reading

• “rolha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “rolha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025