pissebed

Dutch

Etymology

Partial calque of French pissenlit.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪ.səˌbɛt/
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  • Hyphenation: pis‧se‧bed

Noun

pissebed m or f (plural pissebedden, diminutive pissebedje n)

  1. isopod, pill bug, woodlouse: any member of the Isopoda
  2. (dialectal) dandelion
    • 1884, Julius Mac Leod, Leiddraad bij het onderwijzen en aanleeren der plantenkunde, Dullé-Plus, page 81.
      De pissebed of paardebloem (fig. 61) dient insgelijks als salade.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. (uncommon) someone who urinates in bed; a bedwetter

Synonyms

(woodlouse):

(dandelion):

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