"roto" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹəʊtəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-roto.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rotos [plural]
Etymology: Clipping. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} roto (countable and uncountable, plural rotos)
  1. (countable, uncountable) Clipping of rotogravure. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: rotogravure
    Sense id: en-roto-en-noun-csGN4iLj
  2. (US, sports, informal, uncountable) Clipping of rotisserie baseball. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: rotisserie baseball Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-roto-en-noun-pv3576a9 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 36 36 16 6 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (US, sports, informal, uncountable) Clipping of rotisserie sports. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: rotisserie sports Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-roto-en-noun-OJefCvCU Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 36 36 16 6 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹəʊtəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-roto.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rotos [plural]
Etymology: Spanish roto. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|roto}} Spanish roto Head templates: {{en-noun}} roto (plural rotos)
  1. (countable) A Chilean, especially a common man or lower-class Chilean. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-roto-en-noun-kKB7SHCX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 36 36 16 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹəʊtəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-roto.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rotos [present, singular, third-person], rotoing [participle, present], rotoed [participle, past], rotoed [past]
Etymology: Clipping. Head templates: {{en-verb}} roto (third-person singular simple present rotos, present participle rotoing, simple past and past participle rotoed)
  1. (informal) Clipping of rotoscope. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: rotoscope
    Sense id: en-roto-en-verb-5hPO034X
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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