alrota

== Spanish == === Etymology === Perhaps from Old Spanish aldrota, from Mozarabic and Hispano-Arabic ḥaṭróṭa. Derived from Arabic al + rota (“past participle of romper”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈrota/ [alˈro.t̪a] Rhymes: -ota Syllabification: al‧ro‧ta === Noun === alrota f waste left over from the tow after raking a tow that falls from the flax when it is slashed. === Further reading === “alrota”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025