Hanswurst

== English == === Alternative forms === Hans Wurst === Etymology === Borrowed from German Hanswurst. === Noun === Hanswurst (plural Hanswursts) (theater) A clownlike character popular in German and Austrian plays during the 18th century. ==== See also ==== Harlequin Jack Pudding Jean Potage Macaroni Pickelhering == German == === Alternative forms === Hans Wurst === Etymology === Hans +‎ Wurst. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhansˌvʊʁst], [hansˈvʊʁst], [-vʊɐ̯st] Hyphenation: Hans‧wurst === Noun === Hanswurst m (strong, genitive Hanswurstes, plural Hanswurste or Hanswürste) (theater) Hanswurst, zany (clown-like character in German and Austrian plays) (by extension, derogatory) fool ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Hanswursterei Hanswurstiade ==== Descendants ==== → English: Hanswurst === Further reading === “Hanswurst” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Hanswurst” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Hanswurst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Hanswurst” in Duden online Hanswurst on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de