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Spanish
Etymology
From rollo + -ista.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /roˈʝista/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /roˈʎista/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /roˈʃista/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /roˈʒista/
- Rhymes: -ista
- Syllabification: ro‧llis‧ta
Adjective
rollista m or f (masculine and feminine plural rollistas)
- (colloquial, rare) obnoxious and excessively chatty
Noun
rollista m or f by sense (plural rollistas)
- 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.
- one who gives a testimonial or lay sermon in a religious group
Further reading
Swedish
Etymology
roll + lista
Noun
rollista c
- a cast (of actors)
Declension
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