papaleisón

Galician

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 (plural papaleisóns)

(derogatory, vulgar) fool, idiot, dimwit
Synonyms: paiolo, papahostias, paspán

References

“papaleisón” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“papaleisón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“papaleisón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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