novelo

(Anglès)

Noun

1. (masculine) ball of rolled up thread or string
2. (figuratively, masculine) intrigue, plot

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of novelar

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/noˈve.lu/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb gallec: nobelo

Cognat amb espanyol: ovillo

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese novelo, lovelo, from Late Latin lubellum < globellum, diminutive from Latin globus. Cf. Galician nobelo and Spanish ovillo.

Traduccions

Knäuel

kluwen