rotolo

roll, reel

noun ROH-toh-loh Rare

Origin: From Latin rotulus, diminutive of rota (wheel).

Also means

scroll, bundle

Usage Note

Rotolo means a cylindrical roll of material — un rotolo di carta igienica (a toilet-paper roll), un rotolo di carta da forno (a roll of baking paper). Colloquially andare a rotoli means 'to go to the dogs' or 'fall apart completely' — an extremely common idiomatic expression. The plural i rotoli is regular.

Examples

"Ho finito il rotolo di carta igienica."

Natural Translation

I've run out of toilet paper roll.

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