payaso
Meaning
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clownish; buffoonlike
Concepts
clown
buffoon
carpet clown
antic
charlatan
cheater
vagabond
court jester
goofball
goof
merry andrew
silly
harlequin
fool
circus clown
merry-andrew
merryandrew
Frequency
Hyphenated as
pa‧ya‧so
Pronounced as (IPA)
/paˈʝaso/
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian pagliaccio, from Latin palea (“chaff”), whence British English paillasse (“bed made of straw”) and general English pallet (“bed made of straw or hay used in medieval times”). Compare Portuguese palhaço.
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