how to pronounce bouffon

/bu.fɔ̃/

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bouffon is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of bouffon in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… sorti de l'eau et le bouffon est sorti …”

meanings of bouffon

noun:

Buffoon, fool (someone foolish).
Fool (person who entertained a sovereign).

adjective:

Grotesque, silly, clownlike.

bouffon frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word bouffon occurs in french on average 1.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.