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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