adjective/paˈʝaso/
clownish; buffoonlike
“Debo ser algo payaso pero eso me hace feliz” — I must be a bit of a clown but that makes my happy
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.
noun, masculine/paˈʝaso/plural: payasos
clown
Synonyms: bufón, clon, clown
Related: apayasado, apayasar, viendo el payaso soltando la risa, payasada, pez payaso
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.