rostoll

Catalan

Etymology

Assimilated form of earlier restoll, from Vulgar Latin *restuculu(m), a variant of *restupulu(m) from Latin stupula, a variant of stipula (stalk, stubble).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [rusˈtoʎ]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [rosˈtoʎ]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Noun

rostoll m (plural rostolls)

  1. (agriculture) stubble (the short stalks left in a field after crops have been harvested)

Derived terms

  • rostollar

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