zanni

See also: Zanni and Zänni

Italian
Arlecchino, celebre zanni — Harlequin, a famous zanni character

Etymology

From Zanni, from Venetian 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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