poca-solta

Catalan

Etymology

From poc (little) +‎ solta (reason).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌpɔ.kəˈsɔl.tə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌpɔ.kaˈsɔl.ta]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Adjective

poca-solta (invariable)

  1. lacking sense, foolish, inept

Noun

poca-solta m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. fool, scatterbrain
    • 2025 October 6, Josep Maria Loste, “La política i el dret a decidir”, in La República[1]:
      La política és l'eina bàsica per superar el sistema – econòmic i social – especulatiu, injust i reaccionari, que enriqueix els poca-solta i empobreix a la majoria.
      Politics is the basic tool for overcoming the speculative, unjust, and reactionary system--economic and social--that enriches fools and impoverishes the majority.

Noun

poca-solta f (uncountable)

  1. foolishness, ineptitude

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