rotllo

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan rotlo, from Latin rotulus (roll). Doublet of rotlle.

Pronunciation

Noun

rotllo m (plural rotllos)

  1. roll, roll-up
  2. (colloquial) annoyance, bore (long boring explanation; a boring person or thing)
    • 2020 November 24, Xevi Xirgo, quoting Ada Colau, “El "rotllo" aquest del català”, in El Punt Avui:
      “És força asfixiant el rotllo aquest fiscalitzador de la llengua”, va lamentar-se Colau en rebre les crítiques. El “rotllo fiscalitzador de la llengua”, Ada?
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  3. (colloquial) fling, roll in the hay
  4. Alternative form of rotlle

References

  • “rotllo” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

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