"bouffon" meaning in All languages combined

See bouffon on Wiktionary

Adjective [French]

IPA: /bu.fɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-bouffon.wav Forms: bouffonne [feminine], bouffons [masculine, plural], bouffonnes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French boufon, from Italian buffone. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|boufon|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French boufon, {{inh+|fr|frm|boufon}} Inherited from Middle French boufon, {{der|fr|it|buffone}} Italian buffone Head templates: {{fr-adj}} bouffon (feminine bouffonne, masculine plural bouffons, feminine plural bouffonnes)
  1. grotesque, silly, clownlike
    Sense id: en-bouffon-fr-adj-3~e6HIRA Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 52 40 8

Noun [French]

IPA: /bu.fɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-bouffon.wav Forms: bouffons [plural], bouffonne [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French boufon, from Italian buffone. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|boufon|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French boufon, {{inh+|fr|frm|boufon}} Inherited from Middle French boufon, {{der|fr|it|buffone}} Italian buffone Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} bouffon m (plural bouffons, feminine bouffonne)
  1. fool (person who entertained a sovereign) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-bouffon-fr-noun-StAyM3eG
  2. buffoon, fool (someone foolish) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Circus
    Sense id: en-bouffon-fr-noun-CqQQrwwv Disambiguation of Circus: 15 14 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bouffonner, bouffonnerie

Noun [Middle French]

Forms: bouffons [plural]
Head templates: {{head|frm|noun|||plural|bouffons||{{{pl2}}}||{{{f}}}||{{{f}}}s|f1accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} bouffon m (plural bouffons), {{frm-noun|m}} bouffon m (plural bouffons)
  1. Alternative form of boufon Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine Alternative form of: boufon
    Sense id: en-bouffon-frm-noun-apLEKTFx Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Norman]

Forms: bouffons [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French bouffon, from Italian. Etymology templates: {{bor|nrf|fr|bouffon}} French bouffon, {{der|nrf|it|-}} Italian Head templates: {{head|nrf|noun|||plural|bouffons||||||{{{3}}}|f2accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|head=}} bouffon m (plural bouffons), {{nrf-noun|m}} bouffon m (plural bouffons)
  1. (Jersey) clown Tags: Jersey, masculine Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bouffon-nrm-noun-~YzHebzk Categories (other): Jersey Norman, Norman entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        "3": "bouffon"
      },
      "expansion": "French bouffon",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nrf",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French bouffon, from Italian.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bouffons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nrf",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{3}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "bouffons",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f2accel-form": "p",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "bouffon m (plural bouffons)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "bouffon m (plural bouffons)",
      "name": "nrf-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norman",
  "lang_code": "nrm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Jersey Norman",
        "Norman entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norman lemmas",
        "Norman masculine nouns",
        "Norman nouns",
        "Norman terms borrowed from French",
        "Norman terms derived from French",
        "Norman terms derived from Italian",
        "nrf:People"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "clown"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clown",
          "clown"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Jersey) clown"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bouffon"
}

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