pallaso

Galician

Alternative forms

• palhaço (reintegrationist)
• paiaso, pallazo

Etymology

Attested since circa 1865. Borrowed from Italian pagliaccio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈʎasʊ]

Noun

pallaso m (plural pallasos)

1. clown, buffoon

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pallaso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pallaso”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pallaso”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “pallaso”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012