polizón
Spanish
Etymology
From French polisson.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /poliˈθon/ [po.liˈθõn]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /poliˈson/ [po.liˈsõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: po‧li‧zón
- Homophone: (some) polisón
Noun
polizón m (plural polizones, feminine polizona, feminine plural polizonas)
- stowaway (person who hides on board a ship, train, etc. so as to get a free passage)
- bum, tramp
Further reading
- “polizón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014