Old Spanish

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Etymology

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From Old French truand, from a Gaulish *trūgantos. First attested in Berceo in the 13th century.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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trufán

  1. a rascal, scoundrel
    • ca. 1250, Berceo, Los Milagros de Nuestra Señora :
      Era el trufán falsso pleno de malos vicios, savié encantamientos e muchos maleficios
      The rascal was false, full of terrible vices, / he knew enchantments and many hexes
  2. a loafer, lazy person
  3. a jokester, wit
  4. a buffoon, jester

Descendants

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  • Spanish: truhán