rukkell

Maltese

Etymology

From older Sicilian *rucchellu (now ruccheddu), from a diminutive of Latin rocca (“distaff”), itself from Proto-Germanic *rukkô.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rukˈkɛll/

Noun

rukkell m (plural rkiekel or rukkelli)

  1. reel, spool, bobbin
    Synonym: (dated or Gozitan) mkebba
  2. (Gozo, Mellieħa) vertebra
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