payaso
/paˈʝaso/ · B1 · adj
clown
🤡🥧 pa-YA-so sounds like pie? Ya, so! A clown's gag is a pie in the face
Etymology: from Italian pagliaccio, from paglia (straw). Early clowns wore baggy costumes made from straw-mattress cloth. As an adjective it means clownish: una actitud payasa.