polissó
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from French polisson.
Pronunciation
Noun
polissó m (plural polissons, feminine polissona, feminine plural polissones)
- 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)
Further reading
- “polissó” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “polissó”, 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
- “polissó”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.