Polyglot Dictionary

rotule

/ʁɔ.tyl/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les rotules

Meaning

  1. kneecap

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Kniescheibe

Kniescheibe is the German word for the same thing — both mean "kneecap."

Spanish

rótula

rótula is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "kneecap."

Portuguese

rótula

rótula is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "kneecap."

Practice

1 What does rotule mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le footballeur se blesse à la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rotule?

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