guignol
French
editEtymology
editFrom proper name Guignol
Noun
editguignol 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
editDescendants
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.