rollo

/ˈroʝo/ · B1 · noun · m

axial rotation

🧻 rollo = roll; from Latin rotulus, little wheel, same root as English roll

Latin rotulus (little wheel, from rota) gave Spanish rollo and English roll. The ll is pronounced like a y: RO-yo. Colloquially, un rollo also means a boring drag, as in qué rollo, what a drag.

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