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)

1. clown, buffoon, joker, fool

Related terms

• buffoneria
• buffonesco

Descendants

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

Noun

buffone f

1. plural of buffona