"zanni" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡zan.ni/
Rhymes: -anni Etymology: From Zanni, from Venetan Zani, alteration of the given name Gianni, itself a hypocorism for Giovanni. Etymology templates: {{der|it|vec|Zani}} Venetan Zani Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#}} zanni m (invariable)
  1. (theater) a character type representing a servant who is either an astute trickster or a silly jester Tags: invariable, masculine Categories (topical): Theater
    Sense id: en-zanni-it-noun-OVfVzdla Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
  2. (by antonomasia, rare) a zany person; fool, buffoon, clown Tags: invariable, masculine, rare Synonyms: buffone, pagliaccio
    Sense id: en-zanni-it-noun-CaKaXWle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: zannata Related terms: commedia dell'arte

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for zanni meaning in Italian (2.0kB)

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