rótulo

See also: rotulo and rotuló

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rotulus, diminutive of rota (“wheel”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔ.tu.lu/ [ˈhɔ.tu.lu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔ.tu.lu/ [ˈhɔ.tu.lu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔ.tu.lu/ [ˈχɔ.tu.lu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔ.tu.lo/ [ˈhɔ.tu.lo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔ.tu.lu/

• Hyphenation: ró‧tu‧lo

Noun

rótulo m (plural rótulos)

1. label in the form of a sticker
2. label (name categorising someone as part of a group)

   Synonyms: pecha, título

Related terms

• rótula
• rotulação
• rotulado
• rotulador
• rotuladora
• rotulagem
• rotular
• rotulável

 

Spanish

Outside shop signs

A lower third

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin rotulus. Doublet of rollo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrotulo/ [ˈro.t̪u.lo]
• Rhymes: -otulo
• Syllabification: ró‧tu‧lo

Noun

rótulo m (plural rótulos)

1. sign

   Synonym: letrero

2. (television) lower third, (North America) chyron, (US) supers, caption (a graphic overlay placed in the title-safe lower area of the screen)
3. (religion) rotulus
4. heading, title

   Synonyms: título, titular

5. label

   Synonym: etiqueta

6. price tag, tag

   Synonyms: etiqueta, etiqueta de precio

7. poster

   Synonym: póster

8. placard

   Synonyms: cartel, afiche, cartelera

9. nameplate

   Synonyms: placa, placa de identificación

10. inscription

    Synonym: inscripción

Derived terms

• rotular

 

Further reading

• “rótulo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28