payaso
Frequency
Hyphenated as
pa‧ya‧so
Pronounced as (IPA)
/paˈʝaso/
Etymology
In summary
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.
carpet clown
merry andrew
circus clown
charlatan
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