buffone

See also: Buffone

Italian

Etymology

From buffo (“funny, comical, amusing”) +‎ -one.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bufˈfo.ne/
Rhymes: -one
Hyphenation: buf‧fó‧ne

Noun

buffone m (plural buffoni, feminine buffona)

clown, buffoon, joker, fool

Related terms

Descendants

→ Catalan: bufó
→ Middle French: boufon
- → English: buffoon
- French: bouffon
- Norman: bouffon
→ Portuguese: bufão
→ Spanish: bufón

Noun

buffone f

plural of buffona

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