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)

1. (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 (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