| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| rouleau |
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| SYLLABICATION: | rou·leau |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  r -l  |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. rou·leaux or rou·leaus (-lz)
A small roll, especially of coins wrapped in paper. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Old French rolel, diminutive of role, roll, from Latin rotula, diminutive of rota, wheel. See rota.
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