English Explanatory Dictionary

Rolex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A luxury wristwatch produced by the brand Rolex SA.
noun
  1. An omelette served inside a chapati.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹəʊlɛks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Rolex.wav

Word forms

Rolex Rolexes

Etymology

Coined ex nihilo by German watchmaker Hans Wilsdorf in 1908 as a trade name. Wildorf later explained: "I tried combining the letters of the alphabet in every possible way. This gave me some hundred names, but none of them felt quite right. One morning, while riding on the upper deck of a horse-drawn omnibus along Cheapside in the City of London, a genie whispered ‘Rolex’ in my ear."

Derived words

fauxlex Rolecks Rolexed Rollie
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