payaso

Borrowed from Spanish payaso.

• IPA^(key): /paˈjaso/ [paˈja.so]
• Hyphenation: pa‧ya‧so

payáso (Basahan spelling ᜉᜌᜐᜓ)

1. clown

   Synonyms: bobo, komiko

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.

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• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: pa‧ya‧so

payaso (feminine payasa, masculine plural payasos, feminine plural payasas)

1. clownish; buffoonlike
   • 1981, Loquillo, “Rock 'n' Roll Star”, performed by Loquillo:

     Debo ser algo payaso pero eso me hace feliz

     I must be a bit of a clown but that makes my happy

payaso m (plural payasos, feminine payasa, feminine plural payasas)

1. clown

   Synonyms: bufón, clon, clown

• → Central Bikol: payaso
• → Tagalog: payaso

• “payaso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Borrowed from Spanish payaso.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈjaso/ [pɐˈjaː.so]
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: pa‧ya‧so

payaso (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜌᜐᜓ)

1. clown

   Synonyms: pusong, komiko, lukayo, lakayo

• “payaso”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “payaso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018