porta-rolos

Portuguese

A toilet roll holder
A paper towel holder

Etymology

From portar +‎ rolo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɔʁ.tɐˈʁo.lus/ [ˌpɔh.tɐˈho.lus]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌpɔɾ.tɐˈʁo.lus/ [ˌpɔɾ.tɐˈho.lus]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌpɔʁ.tɐˈʁo.luʃ/ [ˌpɔχ.tɐˈχo.luʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɔɻ.taˈʁo.los/ [ˌpɔɻ.taˈho.los]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpɔɾ.tɐˈʁo.luʃ/

  • Hyphenation: por‧ta‧ro‧los

Noun

porta-rolos m (invariable)

  1. toilet roll holder
    Synonym: (Brazil) papeleira
  2. (Canada, US, Australia) paper towel holder, (UK) kitchen roll holder

Further reading

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