Masculino

pagliaccio

Significado (Inglés)

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

Frecuencia

C1
Con guión como
pa‧gliàc‧cio
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/paʎˈʎat.t͡ʃo/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)

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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