A pan-Mediterranean unit of mass, = 1/100th of a cantaro or kantar. Also spelled ruotoli. A type of ratal.
In Somalia 
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20th century, a unit of mass, approximately 448 grams (approximately 0.99 pounds av.).
In Egypt, late 19th – early 20th centuries, various units of mass.
| customs rottolo | 0.9905 pound | 449.28 g | |
| government rottolo | 0.9805 pound | 444.75 g | |
| great rottolo | Cairo | 2.206 pounds | 1.00 kg |
| Alexandria | 2.124 pounds | 963.43 g | |
| lesser rottolo | 0.715 pounds | 324.32 g | |
| rottolo mina | = 5/8 oka | ||
In Abyssinia, 20th century, a unit of mass, about 311 grams.
Cantare uno di Palermo soctile cioè ruotolo c d'once 30 il ruotolo torna in Firenze lib. ccxxv in cc 30.
One cantaro sottile in Palermo, that is to say, 100 ruotoli of 30 once per ruotoli make between 225 and 230 Florentine libbre.
Chiarini, 1481.
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