rollista

Spanish

Etymology

From rollo +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

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

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

Adjective

rollista m or f (masculine and feminine plural rollistas)

  1. (colloquial, rare) obnoxious and excessively chatty

Noun

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

Swedish

Etymology

roll +‎ lista

Noun

rollista c

  1. a cast (of actors)

Declension

Declension of rollista
nominative genitive
singular indefinite rollista rollistas
definite rollistan rollistans
plural indefinite rollistor rollistors
definite rollistorna rollistornas

Further reading