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bufón — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • buffoon noun Someone who acts in a silly, clownish way, or who behaves so foolishly that it's almost comical.
  • fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
  • jester noun Historically, an entertainer employed by a royal or noble court to amuse people with jokes, music, and clowning.

Senses

bufón is used for these senses in English:

  • buffoon One who performs in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.
  • 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).
  • fool (tarot, often, capitalized, _, Fool) A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.
  • jester One who jests, jokes or teases.

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.

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