"bouffon" meaning in French

See bouffon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 77 13 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 76 11 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 7 9

Noun

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: 31 8 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bouffonner, bouffonnerie

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