Männlich

pagliaccio

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. (masculine) clown
  2. (derogatory, masculine) fool, buffoon (unintentionally ridiculous person)
  3. (archaic, masculine) straw mattress, pallet
  4. (archaic, masculine) minced straw

Frequenz

C1
Mit Bindestrich als
pa‧gliàc‧cio
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/paʎˈʎat.t͡ʃo/
Etymologie (Englisch)

From paglia (“straw”) + -accio. Originally in sense 3 exclusively, sense 1 developed as the traditional Italian character's outfit was made of the same fabric used to cover straw mattresses. Cognate with Piedmontese pajasso.

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