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)

  1. clown
  2. any funny or amusing person
  3. (derogatory) a silly or stupid person; imbecile
Synonyms

Adjective

palhaço m (feminine singular palhaça, masculine plural palhaços, feminine plural palhaças, comparable)

  1. (personal) funny, entertaining
  2. (personal, derogatory) silly, idiot

Etymology 2

From palha (“straw”) +‎ -aço.

Adjective

palhaço m (feminine singular palhaça, masculine plural palhaços, feminine plural palhaças, comparable)

  1. strawen; made of straw
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