Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From rollo +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /roˈʝista/ [roˈʝis.t̪a]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /roˈʎista/ [roˈʎis.t̪a]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /roˈʃista/ [roˈʃis.t̪a]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /roˈʒista/ [roˈʒis.t̪a]

  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: ro‧llis‧ta

Adjective edit

rollista m or f (masculine and feminine plural rollistas)

  1. (colloquial, rare) obnoxious and excessively chatty

Noun edit

rollista m or f by sense (plural rollistas)

  1. windbag; blowhard (one who gives a long talk, particularly a boring or overly verbose one)
    • 1974, Francisco Candel, Carta abierta a un empresario:
      Temo que si me prolongo en excusas dirá usted que soy un rollista.
      I'm afraid if I make long excuses you'll say that I'm a windbag.
  2. one who gives a testimonial or lay sermon in a religious group

Further reading edit

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

roll +‎ lista

Noun edit

rollista c

  1. a cast (of actors)

Declension edit

Declension of rollista 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rollista rollistan rollistor rollistorna
Genitive rollistas rollistans rollistors rollistornas

Further reading edit