payaso
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈjaso/, [paˈja.so]
- Hyphenation: pa‧ya‧so
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): (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]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aso
- Syllabification: pa‧ya‧so
Adjective
payaso (feminine payasa, masculine plural payasos, feminine plural payasas)
- 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
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
Further reading
- “payaso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈjaso/, [pɐˈja.so]
- Hyphenation: pa‧ya‧so
Further reading
- “payaso” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “payaso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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