bouffon
/bu.fɔ̃/
le
noun
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- les bouffons
Meaning
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jester
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Le bouffon divertit la cour.
The jester entertains the court.
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Similar words
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
bobo da corte is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "jester."
Practice
1 What does bouffon mean?
jester
2 Fill the gap: Le ___ divertit la cour.
Full sentence: Le bouffon divertit la cour. (The jester entertains the court.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches bouffon?
bouffon: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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