payaso

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish payaso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈjaso/, [paˈja.so]
• Hyphenation: pa‧ya‧so

Noun

payáso (Basahan spelling ᜉᜌᜐᜓ)

1. clown

   Synonyms: bobo, komiko

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed 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.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /paˈʝaso/ [paˈʝa.so]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /paˈʝaso/ [paˈʝa.so]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /paˈʃaso/ [paˈʃa.so]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /paˈʒaso/ [paˈʒa.so]

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

Adjective

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

Noun

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

1. clown

   Synonyms: bufón, clon

Derived terms

• apayasado
• apayasar
• (idiomatic): viendo el payaso soltando la risa (“money first, let's see your money first; the proof is in the pudding”)
• payasada
• pez payaso

 

Related terms

• paja

 

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish payaso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈjaso/, [pɐˈja.so]
• Hyphenation: pa‧ya‧so

Noun

payaso (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜌᜐᜓ)

1. clown

   Synonyms: pusong, komiko, lukayo, lakayo

Further reading

• “payaso” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “payaso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018