"clown" meaning in French

See clown in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /klun/ Audio: Fr-clown.ogg Forms: clowns [plural], clownesse [feminine]
Etymology: Borrowed from English clown. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|en|clown|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English clown, {{bor+|fr|en|clown}} Borrowed from English clown Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=clownesse}} clown m (plural clowns, feminine clownesse)
  1. clown (performer) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Circus Synonyms: macaque
    Sense id: en-clown-fr-noun-r-3nwHPy Disambiguation of Circus: 77 23 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French entries with language name categories using raw markup, French loanwords with irregular pronunciations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of French entries with language name categories using raw markup: 88 12 Disambiguation of French loanwords with irregular pronunciations: 64 36
  2. clown (person who acts in a comic way) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-clown-fr-noun-fDbq8XLb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pantalon clown , pantalon de clown

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for clown meaning in French (2.3kB)

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