pagliaccio

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

clown

bouffon

pitre

arlequin

clownesque

farceur

fou

paillasse

plaisantin

bonneteau

tricheur

baladin

blagueur

charlatan

Synonymes

buffone

clown

giullare

arlecchinesco

arlecchino

buffonesco

clownesco

ingannatore

pulcinella

zanni

buffona

buffone di corte

ciarlatano

mago

Traductions

clown

payaso

Clown

palhaço

pallasso

Possenreißer

clown

bufón

κλόουν

Narr

buffoon

παλιάτσος

γελωτοποιός

Hanswurst

Coupé comme

pa‧gliàc‧cio

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/paʎˈʎat.t͡ʃo/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.