guignol

French

Etymology

From proper name Guignol

Noun

guignol m (plural guignols)

1. 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

• Grand Guignol

Descendants

• → Spanish: guiñol

Further reading

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