zanni

Meaning

1. (invariable, masculine) a character type representing a servant who is either an astute trickster or a silly jester
2. (invariable, masculine, rare) a zany person; fool, buffoon, clown

Concepts

clown

zany

goofball

buffoon

goof

jackass

jester

twat

merry andrew

bozo

motley fool

cuckoo

fathead

fool

goose

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Synonyms

buffone

giullare

pagliaccio

buffone di corte

Translations

bufón

bouffon

bufó

arlequin

baladin

pallasso

criado

bufão

clown

clown

imbècil

παλιάτσος

con

idiota

Hyphenated as

zàn‧ni

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡zan.ni/

Etymology

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