"clown" meaning in French

See clown in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /klun/ Audio: Fr-clown.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-clown.wav [Switzerland, Valais], LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-clown.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-clown.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-clown.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-clown.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: clowns [plural], clownesse [feminine]
Etymology: Borrowed from English clown. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:bor|en:clown}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "clown", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "clown", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="clown">, {{bor+|fr|en|clown}} Borrowed from English clown Head templates: {{fr-noun|mf|f=clownesse}} clown m or f (plural clowns, feminine clownesse)
  1. clown (performer) Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: macaque
    Sense id: en-clown-fr-noun-r-3nwHPy
  2. clown (person who acts in a comic way) Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-clown-fr-noun-fDbq8XLb Categories (other): French entries referencing missing etymons, French entries with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header, French loanwords with irregular pronunciations, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Circus Disambiguation of French entries referencing missing etymons: 30 70 Disambiguation of French entries with etymon: 30 70 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of French loanwords with irregular pronunciations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 30 70 Disambiguation of Circus: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pantalon clown , pantalon de clown

Inflected forms

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