histriono

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French histrion, from Latin histriō (“actor”). Compare Italian istrione.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /histriˈono/
  • Rhymes: -ono
  • Hyphenation: his‧tri‧o‧no

Noun

histriono (accusative singular histrionon, plural histrionoj, accusative plural histrionojn)

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome) histrion
  2. (by extension) buffoon, clown, jester
    Synonyms: bufono, klaŭno, pajaco
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