payaso
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish payaso.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pa‧ya‧so
- IPA(key): /paˈjaso/
Noun
payaso
- clown
- Synonyms: bobo, komiko
Spanish
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /paˈʝaso/ [paˈʝa.so]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /paˈʃaso/ [paˈʃa.so]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /paˈʒaso/ [paˈʒa.so]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aso
- Syllabification: pa‧ya‧so
Adjective
payaso (feminine payasa, masculine plural payasos, feminine plural payasas)
- clownish; buffoonlike
- 1981, Loquillo (lyrics and music), “Rock 'n' Roll Star”, performed by Loquillo:
- Debo ser algo payaso pero eso me hace feliz
- I must be a bit of a clown but that makes my happy
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Noun
payaso m (plural payasos, feminine payasa, feminine plural payasas)
- clown
- Synonym: clon
Derived terms
- apayasado
- apayasar
- payasada
- pez payaso
- (idiomatic): viendo el payaso soltando la risa (“money first, let's see your money first; the proof is in the pudding”)
Related terms
- paja
Further reading
- “payaso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014