pixallits
Catalan
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of pixa (“to piss”) + llits (“beds”). From the diuretic properties of the root. Compare French pissenlit, English pissabed.
Pronunciation
Noun
pixallits m (invariable)
- dandelion
- Synonym: dent de lleó
- sow thistle
- Synonym: lletsó
Further reading
- “pixallits”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007