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