pallissa

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word pallissa. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word pallissa, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say pallissa in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word pallissa you have here. The definition of the word pallissa will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofpallissa, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan palissa (“fence, palisade”) (especially in the context of jousting), either borrowed from Spanish paliza[1] or an indigenous formation,[2] in either case etymologically Latin pālus (“stake”) and perhaps -icea. The change from /l/ to /ʎ/ is likely by analogy with lliça or vall.

Noun

pallissa f (plural pallisses)

  1. beating
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From palla +‎ -issa.

Noun

pallissa f (plural pallisses)

  1. hayloft
    Synonyms: herbera, paller

References

  1. ^ “pallissa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
  2. ^ “pallissa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Further reading

Finnish

Noun

pallissa

  1. inessive singular of palli
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia