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buffone di corte — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
  • joker noun A person who likes making jokes.

Senses

buffone di corte is used for these senses in English:

  • court jester A person in colorful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.
  • fool (historical) A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
  • joker A person who makes jokes.

fool — full definition

  1. noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
  2. noun Historically, a jester employed to entertain a royal court.
  3. verb To trick or deceive someone.
  4. noun A British dessert made of pureed fruit folded into cream or custard.

joker — full definition

  1. noun A person who likes making jokes.
  2. noun A playing card, often showing a jester, used as a wild card in some games.
  3. noun A clause hidden in a contract that undermines its stated terms.

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