polissó
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from French polisson.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /po.liˈso/
- (Central) IPA(key): /pu.liˈso/
Noun
polissó m (plural polissons, feminine polissona)
- mischievous person
- stowaway, fare dodger (person who hides on board a ship, train, etc. so as to get a free passage)
- free rider (someone who obtains goods without paying or without paying full price)
Adjective
polissó (feminine polissona, masculine plural polissons, feminine plural polissones)
- mischievous
Further reading
- “polissó” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “polissó” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “polissó”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023