n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )b ə - ' fün
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French bouffon, from Old Italian buffone
Date: 1585
1 : a ludicrous figure : CLOWN
2 : a gross and usually ill-educated or stupid person
– buf · foon · ish \ - ' fü-nish \ adjective
n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )b ə - ' fün
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French bouffon, from Old Italian buffone
Date: 1585
1 : a ludicrous figure : CLOWN
2 : a gross and usually ill-educated or stupid person
– buf · foon · ish \ - ' fü-nish \ adjective
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012