Maschile

pagliaccio

Senso (Inglese)

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

Frequenza

C1
Con il trattino come
pa‧gliàc‧cio
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/paʎˈʎat.t͡ʃo/
Etimologia (Inglese)

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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