bufón

/buˈfon/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
bufones

Meaning

  1. jester

    • El bufón hizo reír al rey.

      The jester made the king laugh.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

botarate

Close synonyms for "jester, fool."

Similar in other languages

French

bouffon

bouffon is the French word for the same thing — both mean "jester."

Portuguese

bobo da corte

bobo da corte is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "jester."

Practice

1 What does bufón mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ hizo reír al rey.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bufón?

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