pagliaccio

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

clown

De clown

hansworst

harlekijn

paljas

pias

nar

Synoniemen

buffone

clown

giullare

arlecchinesco

arlecchino

buffonesco

clownesco

ingannatore

pulcinella

zanni

buffona

buffone di corte

ciarlatano

mago

Vertalingen

clown

payaso

clown

Clown

palhaço

bouffon

pallasso

Possenreißer

κλόουν

bufón

pitre

παλιάτσος

Narr

buffoon

Met koppelteken als

pa‧gliàc‧cio

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/paʎˈʎat.t͡ʃo/

Etymologie (Engels)

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.