Polyglot Dictionary

rótula

/ˈxɔtulɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as rótulas

Meaning

  1. kneecap

    • Deslocou a rótula.

      He dislocated his 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."

French

rotule

rotule is the French word for the same thing — both mean "kneecap."

Practice

1 What does rótula mean?

2 Fill the gap: Deslocou a ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rótula?

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