pagliaccio

Meaning

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

Concepts

clown

buffoon

fool

court jester

goof

jester

joker

merryandrew

screwball

vagabond

wacky

goofball

merry-andrew

merry andrew

antic

harlequinesque

charlatan

cheater

Synonyms

buffone

clown

giullare

arlecchinesco

arlecchino

buffonesco

clownesco

ingannatore

pulcinella

zanni

buffona

buffone di corte

ciarlatano

mago

Translations

payaso

clown

Clown

palhaço

bouffon

pallasso

Possenreißer

clown

κλόουν

bufón

παλιάτσος

Narr

pitre

γελωτοποιός

Hanswurst

Hyphenated as

pa‧gliàc‧cio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/paʎˈʎat.t͡ʃo/

Etymology

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.