"buffone" meaning in Italian

See buffone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bufˈfo.ne/ Forms: buffoni [plural], buffona [feminine]
Rhymes: -one Etymology: From buffo (“funny, comical, amusing”) + -one. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:af|buffo<t:funny, comical, amusing>|-one}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "individualizing nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ō", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-Hō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ō", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "-one", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "buffone", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="buffone">, {{suffix|it|buffo|one|gloss1=funny, comical, amusing}} buffo (“funny, comical, amusing”) + -one Head templates: {{it-noun|m|f=+}} buffone m (plural buffoni, feminine buffona)
  1. clown, buffoon, joker, fool Tags: masculine Related terms: buffoneria, buffonesco
    Sense id: en-buffone-it-noun-JeqkxgoE Categories (other): Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms suffixed with -one, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 58 42 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -one: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 93 7

Noun

IPA: /bufˈfo.ne/
Rhymes: -one Etymology: From buffo (“funny, comical, amusing”) + -one. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:af|buffo<t:funny, comical, amusing>|-one}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "individualizing nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ō", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-Hō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ō", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "-one", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "buffone", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="buffone">, {{suffix|it|buffo|one|gloss1=funny, comical, amusing}} buffo (“funny, comical, amusing”) + -one Head templates: {{head|it|noun form|g=f}} buffone f
  1. plural of buffona Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: buffona
    Sense id: en-buffone-it-noun-npu~tt1T Categories (other): Italian entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 44 56 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 54 46

Inflected forms

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      "word": "bufão"
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