zanni

See also: Zanni and Zänni

Italian

Etymology

From Zanni, from Venetan Zani, alteration of the given name Gianni, itself a hypocorism for Giovanni.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zan.ni/[1]
  • Rhymes: -anni
  • Hyphenation: zàn‧ni

Noun

zanni m (invariable)

  1. (theater) a character type representing a servant who is either an astute trickster or a silly jester
  2. (by antonomasia, rare) a zany person; fool, buffoon, clown
    Synonyms: buffone, pagliaccio

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: zany

See also

References

  1. ^ zannata in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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