Question 1

What is the plural of the French word "guignol"?

Accepted Answer

guignols

Question 2

What does "guignol" mean in French?

Accepted Answer

Puppet animated from the inside by the puppeteer's fingers.
Small comic puppet theater where Guignol is the main character.
Small booth placed on the wings or on the stage where the director and actors can stand.
Buffoon, clown.
Ridiculous or unintentionally comical person.
Triangle placed on a horizontal plane, fixed to a mast by one of its vertices, and which allows to give forward rake to the shrouds holding the top of the mast.

Question 3

Where does the French word "guignol" come from?

Accepted Answer

from guigner with the suffix -ol. this Lyonnese word literally means "the one who squints, who winks", then Guignol, the name of a puppet theater character, who has the habit of throwing furtive glances in all directions. by metonymy, the puppet theater where the character is performed.

Question 4

How to translate "guignol" into english?

Accepted Answer

fool

Question 5

How do you say "guignol" in portuguese?

Accepted Answer

tolo

guignol

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