rodela

Meaning

1. (feminine) a round piece of food, such as a slice of banana or sausage
2. (feminine, informal) kneecap (bone of the knee)
3. (feminine, historical) a type of round infantry shield
4. (Brazil, colloquial, feminine) nonsense; malarkey

Concepts

slice

piece

ring

💍

round

spot

Synonyms

círculo

⭕

Translations

rodanxa

شرِيحة

tall

tallada

κομμάτι

tranche

anello

💍

antiurto

imbottitura

talhada

rodaja

rosca

🍩

anilla

💍

قِطْعة

rodela

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁoˈdɛ.lɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: rota

Cognate with Spanish: rodilla

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin rotella, diminutive of Latin rota (“wheel”). Compare Spanish rodilla.