cortarrollos

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of corta (“to cut”) +‎ rollos (“vibes”), from cortar el rollo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌkoɾtaˈroʝos/ [ˌkoɾ.t̪aˈro.ʝos] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /ˌkoɾtaˈroʎos/ [ˌkoɾ.t̪aˈro.ʎos] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /ˌkoɾtaˈroʃos/ [ˌkoɾ.t̪aˈro.ʃos] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /ˌkoɾtaˈroʒos/ [ˌkoɾ.t̪aˈro.ʒos] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -oʝos (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
Rhymes: -oʎos (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
Rhymes: -oʃos (Buenos Aires and environs)
Rhymes: -oʒos (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: cor‧ta‧rro‧llos

Noun

cortarrollos m or f by sense (plural cortarrollos)

(colloquial, Spain) killjoy, spoilsport, party pooper
Synonym: aguafiestas
(colloquial, Spain) cockblock