palhaço
Portuguese
/paˈʎasu/
noun
Definitions
- clown
- any funny or amusing person
- (pejorative) a silly or stupid person; imbecile
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian pagliaccio (clown).
Origin
Italian (Fiorentino)
pagliaccio
Gloss
clown
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- palea Latin
- Bajazzo German
- pagliaccesco Italian
- pagliaccetto Italian
- pagliacciata Italian
- pagliaccio Italian
- paillasse French
- паяц Russian
- apayasado Spanish, Castilian
- apayasar Spanish, Castilian
- payaso Spanish, Castilian
- bajas Norwegian Bokmål
- palhaçada Portuguese
- pajac Polish
- bajas Norwegian Nynorsk
- παλιάτσος Greek (modern)
- פּאַיאַץ Yiddish
- palhassa Occitan