rollo patatero

Spanish

Etymology

Chosen for the rhyme, see cero patatero.

Pronunciation

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

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

Further reading

“rollo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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