porta-rolos

Portuguese

A toilet roll holder

A paper towel holder

Etymology

From portar +‎ rolo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔʁ.tɐˈʁo.lus/ [ˌpɔh.tɐˈho.lus]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔʁ.tɐˈʁo.lus/ [ˌpɔh.tɐˈho.lus]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔɾ.tɐˈʁo.lus/ [ˌpɔɾ.tɐˈho.lus]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔʁ.tɐˈʁo.luʃ/ [ˌpɔχ.tɐˈχo.luʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔɻ.taˈʁo.los/ [ˌpɔɻ.taˈho.los]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔɾ.tɐˈʁo.luʃ/

• Hyphenation: por‧ta‧ro‧los

Noun

porta-rolos m (invariable)

1. toilet roll holder

   Synonym: (Brazil) papeleira

2. (Canada, US, Australia) paper towel holder, (UK) kitchen roll holder

Further reading

• “porta-rolos”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “porta-rolos”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024