payaso

Borrowed from Spanish payaso.

• Hyphenation: pa‧ya‧so
• IPA^(key): /paˈjaso/

payaso

1. clown

   Synonyms: bobo, komiko

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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• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: pa‧ya‧so

payaso (feminine payasa, masculine plural payasos, feminine plural payasas)

1. 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

payaso m (plural payasos, feminine payasa, feminine plural payasas)

1. clown

   Synonym: clon

• 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”)

• “payaso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014