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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbuffone
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bufˈfoː.ne
"Non fare il buffone davanti a tutti."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A foolish, silly, or eccentric person.
"He acted like a complete tomfool during the formal dinner party."
- 1
Characterized by foolishness, silliness, or playful mischief.
"They engaged in various tomfool antics throughout the weekend getaway."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the given name Tom combined with the noun fool, appearing in late Middle English around the early 16th century. It originally functioned as a generic personal name representing a silly or stupid person before evolving into a standalone noun and adjective describing foolish behavior.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tomfool" is said worldwide
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bouffon
Transliteration: bu.fɔ̃
"Il se comporte comme un bouffon."
Narr
Transliteration: naʁ
"Er benimmt sich wie ein alberner Narr."
buffone
Transliteration: bufˈfoː.ne
"Non fare il buffone davanti a tutti."
bufón
Transliteration: buˈfon
"Dejó de actuar como un bufón y se puso serio."
bobão
Transliteration: boˈbãw̃
"Ele estava agindo como um bobão na festa."
मूर्ख
Transliteration: mūrkh
"वह बच्चों की तरह मूर्खतापूर्ण हरकतें कर रहा था।"
傻瓜
Transliteration: shǎ guā
"别像个傻瓜一样做那些无聊的事。"
바보
Transliteration: ba-bo
"그는 늘 바보처럼 굴며 주변을 웃겼다."
道化師
Transliteration: dōkeshi
"彼はクラスの道化師として振る舞った。"
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