papaleisón
Galician
Alternative forms
- papaleixón
Etymology
From papar (“to gulp, eat”) + Ecclesiastical Latin eleison (“have mercy”): "mass-eater". Compare papahostias (“idiot”, literally “communion wafer eater”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [papalejˈsoŋ]
Noun
papaleisón m or f by sense (plural papaleisóns)
- (derogatory, vulgar) fool, idiot, dimwit
- Synonyms: paiolo, papahostias, paspán
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “papaleisón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “papaleisón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “papaleisón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN