bouffon

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French boufon, from Italian buffone.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bu.fɔ̃/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

bouffon m (plural bouffons, feminine bouffonne)

  1. fool (person who entertained a sovereign)
  2. buffoon, fool (someone foolish)

Derived terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

bouffon (feminine bouffonne, masculine plural bouffons, feminine plural bouffonnes)

  1. grotesque, silly, clownlike

Further reading[edit]

Middle French[edit]

Noun[edit]

bouffon m (plural bouffons)

  1. Alternative form of boufon

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French bouffon, from Italian.

Noun[edit]

bouffon m (plural bouffons)

  1. (Jersey) clown