Alternative forms

• rular

Etymology

From Old FrenchCategory:Galician terms borrowed from Old French#ROLARCategory:Galician terms derived from Old French#ROLAR roeler, from Medieval LatinCategory:Galician terms derived from Medieval Latin#ROLAR rotulare (“to roll", "revolve”), from LatinCategory:Galician terms derived from Latin#ROLAR rotula (“a little wheel”), diminutive of rota (“a wheel”). Doublet of roldarCategory:Galician doublets#ROLAR.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [roˈlaɾ]Category:Galician terms with IPA pronunciation#ROLAR

Verb

rolar (first-person singular present rolo, first-person singular preterite rolei, past participle rolado)Category:Galician lemmas#ROLARCategory:Galician verbs#ROLARCategory:Galician verbs ending in -ar#ROLARCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#ROLARCategory:Pages with entries#ROLARCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ROLAR

1. to tumble; to roll

   Synonym: rodar

2. (nauticalCategory:gl:Nautical#ROLAR) to change direction or course

   Synonym: virar

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, 2012–2026
• 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 (in Galician), 2014–2026
• 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

Etymology

Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from French#ROLARCategory:Portuguese terms derived from French#ROLAR rouler, from Old FrenchCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Old French#ROLAR roler, from Medieval LatinCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Medieval Latin#ROLAR rotulāre (“to roll, to revolve”), from LatinCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#ROLAR rotula (“a little wheel”), diminutive of rota (“a wheel”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ro‧lar

Verb

rolar (first-person singular present rolo, first-person singular preterite rolei, past participle rolado)Category:Portuguese lemmas#ROLARCategory:Portuguese verbs#ROLARCategory:Portuguese verbs ending in -ar#ROLARCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#ROLARCategory:Pages with entries#ROLARCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ROLAR

1. to roll (to revolve or cause to revolve)

   Synonyms: girar, virar, rodar, rodopiar

   rolar os dados ― roll the diceCategory:Portuguese terms with usage examples#ROLAR

2. (of a vehicle with wheels) to move
3. to roam; to wander

   Synonyms: passear, perambular, vaguear, vagar, rondar

4. (BrazilCategory:Brazilian Portuguese#ROLAR, slangCategory:Portuguese slang#ROLAR) 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?

   Category:Portuguese terms with usage examples#ROLAR

   • 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!

     Category:Portuguese terms with quotations#ROLAR

5. (BrazilCategory:Brazilian Portuguese#ROLAR, slangCategory:Portuguese slang#ROLAR, of (often illegal) objects, etc.) to circulate

   Synonym: circular

   Rola droga aqui nessas bandas.

   Drugs circulate in this area.

   Category:Portuguese terms with usage examples#ROLAR

Further reading

• “rolar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “rolar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈlaɾ/ [roˈlaɾ]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#ROLARCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#ROLAR
• Rhymes: -aɾCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/aɾ#ROLARCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/aɾ/2 syllables#ROLAR
• Syllabification: ro‧lar

Verb

rolar (first-person singular present rolo, first-person singular preterite rolé, past participle rolado)Category:Spanish lemmas#ROLARCategory:Spanish verbs#ROLARCategory:Spanish verbs ending in -ar#ROLARCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ROLARCategory:Pages with entries#ROLARCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ROLAR

1. to veer round

Further reading

• “rolar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025