guignol
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From proper name Guignol
Noun
[edit]guignol m (plural guignols)
- fool
- Synonym: charlot
- Quel guignol! ― What a fool!
- Vas-tu arrêter de faire le guignol? ― Are you going to stop playing the fool?
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Spanish: guiñol
Further reading
[edit]- guignol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “guignol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.