rollo patatero
Spanish
editEtymology
editChosen for the rhyme, see cero patatero.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˌroʝo pataˈteɾo/ [ˌro.ʝo pa.t̪aˈt̪e.ɾo]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /ˌroʎo pataˈteɾo/ [ˌro.ʎo pa.t̪aˈt̪e.ɾo]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌroʃo pataˈteɾo/ [ˌro.ʃo pa.t̪aˈt̪e.ɾo]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌroʒo pataˈteɾo/ [ˌro.ʒo pa.t̪aˈt̪e.ɾo]
Noun
editrollo patatero m (plural rollos patateros)
- (colloquial) hot mess (situation or object in a state of extreme disarray)
Further reading
edit- “rollo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014