rollo patatero

Spanish

Etymology

Chosen for the rhyme, see cero patatero.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˌroʝo pataˈteɾo/ [ˌro.ʝo pa.t̪aˈt̪e.ɾo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˌroʝo pataˈteɾo/ [ˌro.ʝo pa.t̪aˈt̪e.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, 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

rollo patatero m (plural rollos patateros)

1. (colloquial) hot mess (situation or object in a state of extreme disarray)

Further reading

• “rollo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10