"palhaço" meaning in Portuguese

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Adjective

IPA: /paˈʎa.su/ [Brazil], /paˈʎa.su/ [Brazil], /paˈʎa.so/ [Southern-Brazil], /pɐˈʎa.su/ [Portugal] Forms: palhaça [feminine], palhaços [masculine, plural], palhaças [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -asu Etymology: Borrowed from Italian pagliaccio, from paglia (“straw, Portuguese palha”). Compare Spanish payaso. Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|it|pagliaccio}} Italian pagliaccio, {{m|pt|palha}} palha, {{m|it|paglia||straw, Portuguese <i class="Latn mention" lang="pt">palha</i>}} paglia (“straw, Portuguese palha”), {{cog|es|payaso}} Spanish payaso Head templates: {{pt-adj}} palhaço (feminine palhaça, masculine plural palhaços, feminine plural palhaças)
  1. (personal) funny, entertaining Tags: personal
    Sense id: en-palhaço-pt-adj-xonklSQc
  2. (personal, derogatory) silly, idiot Tags: derogatory, personal
    Sense id: en-palhaço-pt-adj-rztJoFpN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /paˈʎa.su/ [Brazil], /paˈʎa.su/ [Brazil], /paˈʎa.so/ [Southern-Brazil], /pɐˈʎa.su/ [Portugal] Forms: palhaça [feminine], palhaços [masculine, plural], palhaças [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -asu Etymology: From palha (“straw”) + -aço. Etymology templates: {{affix|pt|palha|-aço|gloss1=straw|pos=noun}} palha (“straw”) + -aço Head templates: {{pt-adj}} palhaço (feminine palhaça, masculine plural palhaços, feminine plural palhaças)
  1. strawen; made of straw
    Sense id: en-palhaço-pt-adj-5fJ3icuj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /paˈʎa.su/ [Brazil], /paˈʎa.su/ [Brazil], /paˈʎa.so/ [Southern-Brazil], /pɐˈʎa.su/ [Portugal] Forms: palhaços [plural], palhaça [feminine], palhaças [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -asu Etymology: Borrowed from Italian pagliaccio, from paglia (“straw, Portuguese palha”). Compare Spanish payaso. Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|it|pagliaccio}} Italian pagliaccio, {{m|pt|palha}} palha, {{m|it|paglia||straw, Portuguese <i class="Latn mention" lang="pt">palha</i>}} paglia (“straw, Portuguese palha”), {{cog|es|payaso}} Spanish payaso Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|f=+}} palhaço m (plural palhaços, feminine palhaça, feminine plural palhaças)
  1. clown Tags: masculine Synonyms: bufão
    Sense id: en-palhaço-pt-noun-~YzHebzk
  2. any funny or amusing person Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-palhaço-pt-noun-Pf~IFnP6
  3. (derogatory) a silly or stupid person; imbecile Tags: derogatory, masculine Synonyms: imbecil, idiota, cretino
    Sense id: en-palhaço-pt-noun-p464mQVl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "palha",
        "3": "-aço",
        "gloss1": "straw",
        "pos": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "palha (“straw”) + -aço",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From palha (“straw”) + -aço.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "palhaça",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "palhaços",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "palhaças",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "palhaço (feminine palhaça, masculine plural palhaços, feminine plural palhaças)",
      "name": "pt-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pa‧lha‧ço"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "strawen; made of straw"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "strawen",
          "strawen"
        ],
        [
          "straw",
          "straw#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/paˈʎa.su/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/paˈʎa.su/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/paˈʎa.so/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐˈʎa.su/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-asu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "palhaço"
}

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