rollo

Definitions of rollo
  1. noun
    an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom
    synonyms: bostezo
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    type of:
    reflejo, réflex
    an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
  2. noun
    a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
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    type of:
    hológrafo
    handwritten book or document
  3. noun
    the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
    synonyms: conseja, copla, cuento, fábula, historia, mandanga, narración, narrativa, película, relación, relato, rondalla
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    types:
    relación
    an act of narration
    type of:
    cuenta, información, informe, narración, nota, referencia, relación, relato, reseña
    the act of informing by verbal report
  4. noun
    surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
    synonyms: cabrón, champa, coñazo, césped, desgraciado, puto, tepe, terrón
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    types:
    chuleta
    a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club)
    type of:
    suelo, tierra
    material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
  5. noun
    a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
    synonyms: bucle, carrete, chicho, espiral, rizo, rodete, rulo, sortija, tirabuzón
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    types:
    corola
    (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth
    cáliz
    (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green
    papo, vilano
    calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions
  6. noun
    a special situation
    synonyms: cosa, cosas, movida
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    type of:
    estado de las cosas, situación
    the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
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