buffonesco

buffonesco

Italian

Etymology

    From buffone (“buffoon”) +‎ -esco.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /buf.foˈnes.ko/
    • Rhymes: -esko
    • Hyphenation: buf‧fo‧né‧sco

    Adjective

    buffonesco (feminine buffonesca, masculine plural buffoneschi, feminine plural buffonesche)

    1. clownish, comical
      Synonym: pagliaccesco

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • buffonesco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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