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rrot|o'·n vt 1 to cut [ ] into disks 2 to darn [socks] in a circular patch 3 [Fig] to sweep [ ] up

rrot|o|vi'le nf 1 potter's wheel 2 = motovi'le 3 pulley; capstan; windlass

rro't|ull
III§ nf 1 circular/cylindrical object: disk; spool; wheel; paper or wire rolled into a cylinder; ornamental woven/embroidered disk 2 disk on the bottom of the plunger of a churn 3 (Anat) ring-shaped bony structure 4 (Tech) pulley wheel 5 [Fig] indirect satirical remark
IV§ adv, prep (abl) around, about
rrotulla e gjurit [Anat] kneecap
rrotulla e kurrizit [Anat] spinal vertebrae
rrotulla e qafës [Anat] cervical vertebra
i vje·n rrotull to go at it by a circuitous route, approach the matter indirectly; speak indirectly