rota
Pronunciation: /ˈrɔ.ta/
“rota” is a Polish word. Its 8 meanings in English:
noun
- oath, swear, vow (form of solemn pledge (e.g., military))
- rote (kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy)
- rota (infantry or cavalry unit in Poland in the 16th–17th c.)
- rota (row of soldiers in formation in Poland in the 18th c.)
- group of rescuers or firefighters consisting of two people
- tribunal of appeal functioning under the Roman Curia
- type of torture during which the convict was entwined in a wheel
- wheel used in this type of torture
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rota.
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