palhaço

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈʎa.su/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈʎa.so/

  • Rhymes: -asu
  • Hyphenation: pa‧lha‧ço

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
    Synonym: bufão
    A apresentação do circo contará com palhaços.
    The circus presentation will feature clowns.
  2. any funny or amusing person
    Esse cara é o palhaço da classe, sempre contando piadas!
    That dude is the funny guy in our class, always telling jokes!
  3. (derogatory) a silly or stupid person; imbecile
    Synonyms: imbecil, idiota, cretino
    Saia da minha frente, seu palhaço!
    Out of the way, you imbecile!
Descendants
  • Hunsrik: Paliass

Adjective

palhaço (feminine palhaça, masculine plural palhaços, feminine plural palhaças)

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

Etymology 2

From palha (“straw”) +‎ -aço.

Adjective

palhaço (feminine palhaça, masculine plural palhaços, feminine plural palhaças)

  1. strawen; made of straw
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