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Maltese
Etymology
From older Sicilian *rucchellu (now ruccheddu), from a diminutive of Latin rocca (“distaff”), itself from Proto-Germanic *rukkô.
Pronunciation
Noun
rukkell m (plural rkiekel or rukkelli)
- reel, spool, bobbin
- Synonym: (dated or Gozitan) mkebba
- (Gozo, Mellieħa) vertebra
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