bouffon

== English == === Etymology === French bouffon === Noun === bouffon (countable and uncountable, plural bouffons) (countable, uncountable) A style of performance focused on mockery, associated with French theater. (countable) A clown or buffoon character. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French boufon, from Italian buffone. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bu.fɔ̃/ === Noun === bouffon m (plural bouffons, feminine bouffonne) fool (person who entertained a sovereign) buffoon, fool (someone foolish) ==== Derived terms ==== bouffonner bouffonnerie === Adjective === bouffon (feminine bouffonne, masculine plural bouffons, feminine plural bouffonnes) grotesque, silly, clownlike === Further reading === “bouffon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Noun === bouffon m (plural bouffons) alternative form of boufon == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bouffon, from Italian. === Noun === bouffon m (plural bouffons) (Jersey) clown