patracol
Catalan
Etymology
Alteration of protocol.
Pronunciation
Noun
patracol m (plural patracols)
- a long text or document
- (in the plural) red tape, paperwork
- Synonym: paperassa
- (Balearic) tangle, confusion
- Synonym: embull
Further reading
- “patracol”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007