portarrollos

Spanish

A toilet roll holder
A paper towel holder

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) +‎ rollos (“rolls”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /poɾtaˈroʝos/ [poɾ.t̪aˈro.ʝos] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /poɾtaˈroʎos/ [poɾ.t̪aˈro.ʎos] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /poɾtaˈroʃos/ [poɾ.t̪aˈro.ʃos] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /poɾtaˈroʒos/ [poɾ.t̪aˈro.ʒos] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: por‧ta‧rro‧llos

Noun

portarrollos m (plural portarrollos)

  1. toilet roll holder
    • 2017 December, “Escogido instala modernos baños para damas”, in Listin Diario‎[1]:
      El nuevo baño, ubicado a la derecha de la tienda oficial del Escogido, contiene 18 sanitarios, incluyendo dos para personas con capacidd[sic] especial, cada uno con portarrollos para papel higiénico.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (Canada, US, Australia) paper towel holder, (UK) kitchen roll holder

Further reading

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