palhaço

/paˈʎasu/

o noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os palhaços

Meaning

  1. clown

    • O palhaço fez rir.

      The clown made us laugh.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Clown

Clown is the German word for the same thing — both mean "clown."

Spanish

payaso

payaso is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "clown."

French

clown

clown is the French word for the same thing — both mean "clown."

Practice

1 What does palhaço mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ fez rir.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches palhaço?

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