palhaço
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pa‧lha‧ço
- Rhymes: -asu
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian pagliaccio, from paglia (“straw, Portuguese palha”). Compare Spanish payaso.
Noun
palhaço m (plural palhaços, feminine palhaça, feminine plural palhaças)
- clown
- any funny or amusing person
- (derogatory) a silly or stupid person; imbecile
Synonyms
- (clown): bufão
Adjective
palhaço m (feminine singular palhaça, masculine plural palhaços, feminine plural palhaças, comparable)
- (personal) funny, entertaining
- (personal, derogatory) silly, idiot
Etymology 2
From palha (“straw”) + -aço.
Adjective
palhaço m (feminine singular palhaça, masculine plural palhaços, feminine plural palhaças, comparable)
- strawen; made of straw