Portuguese

Noun

palhaço m (plural palhaços, feminine palhaça, feminine plural palhaças)

1. clown
2. any funny or amusing person
3. (pejorative) a silly or stupid person; imbecile

Synonyms

• (clown): bufão

Adjective

palhaço m ‎(feminine singular palhaça, masculine plural palhaços, feminine plural palhaças, comparable)

1. (personal) funny, entertaining
2. (personal, pejorative) silly, idiot

Etymology 2

From palha ‎(“straw”) +‎ -aço.

Adjective

palhaço m ‎(feminine singular palhaça, masculine plural palhaços, feminine plural palhaças, comparable)

1. strawen; made of straw