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payaso.

clownish; buffoonlike

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/paˈʝaso/[paˈʝa.so]/paˈʝaso/[paˈʝa.so]

  1. clownish; buffoonlike

Where this word comes from

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.

noun/paˈʝaso/[paˈʝa.so]/paˈʝaso/[paˈʝa.so]

  1. clown

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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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