# rolar
## Galician
### Alternative forms

* rular

### Etymology

From Old French roeler, from Medieval Latin rotulare (“to roll", "revolve”), from Latin rotula (“a little wheel”), diminutive of rota (“a wheel”). Doublet of roldar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [roˈlaɾ]

### Verb

rolar (first-person singular present rolo, first-person singular preterite rolei, past participle rolado)
* to tumble; to roll
    Synonym: rodar
* (nautical) to change direction or course
    Synonym: virar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* rolo

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rolar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “rolar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rolar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “rolar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rolar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from French rouler, from Old French roler, from Medieval Latin rotulāre (“to roll, to revolve”), from Latin rotula (“a little wheel”), diminutive of rota (“a wheel”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁoˈla(ʁ)/ [hoˈla(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁoˈla(ʁ)/ [hoˈla(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ʁoˈla(ɾ)/ [hoˈla(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ʁoˈla(ʁ)/ [χoˈla(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ʁoˈla(ɻ)/ [hoˈla(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁuˈlaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁuˈlaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ʁuˈla.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: ro‧lar

### Verb

rolar (first-person singular present rolo, first-person singular preterite rolei, past participle rolado)
* to roll (to revolve or cause to revolve)
    Synonyms: girar, virar, rodar, rodopiar
    rolar os dados ― roll the dice
* (of a vehicle with wheels) to move
* to roam; to wander
    Synonyms: passear, perambular, vaguear, vagar, rondar
* (Brazil, slang) to happen
    Synonyms: acontecer, ocorrer, haver, ter
    Não viu o caos que rolou no show de Taylor Swift pelo calor?Didn't you see the chaos that happened at Taylor Swift's concert 'cause of the heat?
** 2001, “Festa”, in Festa, performed by Ivete Sangalo:Avisou... Avisou... Avisou... Avisou... Que vai rolar a festa! Vai rolar! O povo do gueto mandou avisar... Que vai rolar a festa! Vai rolar! (She) warned... (She) warned... (She) warned... (She) warned... That the party will happen! It will happen! The ghetto people told (her) to warn us... That the party will happen! It will happen!
* (Brazil, slang, of (often illegal) objects, etc.) to circulate
    Synonym: circular
    Rola droga aqui nessas bandas.Drugs circulate in this area.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Derived terms

* rola-bosta

#### Related terms

* rola
* roladeira
* rolado
* rolador
* rolagem
* rolamento
* rolante
* rolão
* roleta
* roliço
* rolim
* rolo
* rotular

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /roˈlaɾ/ [roˈlaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: ro‧lar

### Verb

rolar (first-person singular present rolo, first-person singular preterite rolé, past participle rolado)
* to veer round

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “rolar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10