novelo

Noun

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

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of novelar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/noˈve.lu/

Etymology

Cognate with Galician: nobelo

Cognate with Spanish: ovillo

In summary

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

Translations

Knäuel

kluwen