Pierrot

/piˈɛroʊ/ noun

Definition

A sad, white-faced clown character from Italian and French theater, traditionally dressed in a loose white costume with sad makeup.

Etymology

From French 'Pierrot,' a diminutive form of the name 'Pierre,' derived from the stock character Pedrolino in Italian commedia dell'arte theater of the 1600s.

Kelly Says

Pierrot represents the 'sad clown' archetype—the character who makes others laugh while hiding their own sadness—an image so powerful it influenced art and literature for centuries and still shows up in modern movies.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
piéró (Pieró)
pee-e-roh
ARالعربية
بييروت (Beyrout)
bay-roo-t
BNবাংলা
পিয়েরো (Piyero)
pee-e-roh
CACatalà
Pierrot
pee-roh
CSČeština
Pierrot
pee-roh
DADansk
Pierrot
pee-roh
DEDeutsch
Pierrot
pee-roh
ELΕλληνικά
Πιερό (Pieró)
pee-e-roh
ESEspañol
payaso
pah-sah-soh
FAفارسی
پیرو (Piru)
pee-roo
FISuomi
Pierrot
pee-roh
FRFrançais
Pierrot
pee-roh
GUGU
પિયરોટ (Piyrot)
pee-e-roh
HAHA
pierrot
pee-roh
HEעברית
פיררו (Pirru)
pee-roo
HIहिन्दी
पियरो (Piyaro)
pee-yah-roh
HUMagyar
Pierrot
pee-roh
IDBahasa Indonesia
Pierrot
pee-roh
IGIG
pierrot
pee-roh
ITItaliano
Pierrot
pee-roh
JA日本語
ピエロ (Pieru)
pee-e-roh
KKKK
Пиро (Piro)
pee-roh
KMKM
ពៀរ៉ូ (Pierou)
pee-e-roh
KO한국어
피에로 (Pie-ro)
pee-e-roh
MRMR
पिरो (Pirō)
pee-roh
MSBahasa Melayu
Pierrot
pee-roh
MYမြန်မာ
ပီရော (Pierau)
pee-roh
NLNederlands
Pierrot
pee-roh
NONorsk
Pierrot
pee-roh
PAPA
ਪੀਰੋ (Piro)
pee-roh
PLPolski
Pierrot
pee-roh
PTPortuguês
Pierrot
pee-roh
RORomână
Pierrot
pee-roh
RUРусский
Пиро (Piro)
pee-roh
SVSvenska
Pierrot
pee-roh
SWKiswahili
Pierrot
pee-roh
TAதமிழ்
பியெரோ (Piyero)
pee-e-roh
TEతెలుగు
పియెరో (Piyero)
pee-e-roh
THไทย
ปีเอโร (Pie-ro)
pee-e-roh
TLTL
Pierrot
pee-roh
TRTürkçe
Pierrot
pee-roh
UKУкраїнська
Піро (Piro)
pee-roh
URاردو
پیرو (Piru)
pee-roo
VITiếng Việt
Pierrot
pee-roh
YOYO
pierrot
pee-roh
ZH中文
皮埃罗 (Pí'ēluō)
pee-e-loh
ZUZU
pierrot
pee-roh

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