bufão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian buffone.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /buˈfɐ̃w̃/ [buˈfɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈfɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: bu‧fão

Noun

bufão m (plural bufões)

1. buffoon; jester; fool

   Synonym: bobo da corte

Further reading

• “bufão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024