polizón

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French polisson.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /poliˈθon/ [po.liˈθõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /poliˈson/ [po.liˈsõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: po‧li‧zón
• Homophone: (Latin America) polisón

Noun

polizón m (plural polizones, feminine polizona, feminine plural polizonas)

1. stowaway (person who hides on board a ship, train, etc. so as to get a free passage)
2. bum, tramp

Further reading

• “polizón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16