noun
rota
ROH-tuh
noun
1
A list or rotating schedule that shares out a task among a group of people.
"It's your turn on the cleaning rota this week."
"The church keeps a rota of volunteers for Sunday readings."
How to Use Rota
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA repeating schedule that assigns a job in turn to different people — mainly British English (Americans would usually say "schedule" or "roster").
UK vs US
Chiefly British; American English favours "roster" or "schedule" for the same idea.
Common pairings
cleaning rota
duty rota
on the rota
Word Forms
rotas plural, rotas plural, Rotas plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rota, "wheel" — the same root that gives us rotor and rotate.