palhaço

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Galician

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Noun

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palhaço m (plural palhaços, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of pallaso, pallazo

Further reading

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  • palhaço” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

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Palhaços

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Brazil):(file)
  • Rhymes: -asu
  • Hyphenation: pa‧lha‧ço

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Italian pagliaccio, from paglia (straw, Portuguese palha). Compare Spanish payaso.

Noun

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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!
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Hunsrik: Paliass
  • Tetum: pallasu

Adjective

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

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

Etymology 2

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From palha (straw) +‎ -aço.

Adjective

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

  1. strawen; made of straw

Further reading

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