English → Latin
“buffoon” in Latin
maccusbuffoon; Punchinello or macaroni in the Atellan Farce; simpleton, blockhead, foolsanniōa buffoon; a performer who plays ridiculous characterscoprĕaa low buffoon, a filthy jestervernaa homeborn slave (a slave born in his master's house); term of abusescurraelegant man about town, dandy, rake; jester, joker, wit, clownscurrorto play the buffoon
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
buffoon
maccus (harlequin): sannio, coprea; verna; scurra (jester of a higher sort, as at the tables of the great). To play the buffoon, scurrari, scurram.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for buffoon?
- The usual Latin words for “buffoon” are maccus, sanniō, coprĕa; also verna, scurra, scurror. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.