polissó

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French polisson.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [pu.liˈso]

IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [po.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, 2024

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