How do you say “joker” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say badinaire, boufounaire, farceiaire, farcejaire, galejaire, levènti. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | badinaire, boufounaire, farceiaire, farcejaire, galejaire, levènti, zozo |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
badinaire
| Grammatical category | Noun, Adjective |
| English translation | joker |
boufounaire
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | joker; buffoon; facetious; pasquinade |
| Feminine | boufounarello |
| Variants | boufounarello |
farceiaire
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | joker |
| Feminine | farceiarello |
| Variants | farceiarello |
farcejaire
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | joker |
galejaire
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | joker, prankster, mocker; jester; mocking; jeering |
| Feminine | galejarello |
| Variants | galejarello |
levènti
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | rascal; mischievous; whippersnapper; bawdy; joker; lad |
zozo
| Grammatical category | Noun (m.) |
| English translation | joker; clown |
| Variants | zozò |