bouffon

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle French boufon, from Italian buffone.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /bu.fɔ̃/
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Noun edit

bouffon m (plural bouffons, feminine bouffonne)

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

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

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

grotesque, silly, clownlike

Further reading edit

“bouffon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French edit

Noun edit

bouffon m (plural bouffons)

Alternative form of boufon

Norman edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French bouffon, from Italian.

Noun edit

bouffon m (plural bouffons)

(Jersey) clown

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