BUFFOON


Meaning of BUFFOON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)bə-ˈfün ]

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 -ˈfü-nish adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.