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In Italy, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi may be a buffone, but he rules unchallenged.
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Scimmia and buffone meant monkey; babbuino meant baboon in Italian.
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Scimmia and buffone meant monkey; babbuino meant baboon in Italian.
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( "Eh, via, buffone"), followed by the trio, "Ah! taci, inquisto care," as Elvira appears at her window.
The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers 1876
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L’animateur: Adamo, Eva ed il buffone che li ha creati.
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Etymology: Middle French bouffon, from Old Italian buffone
The Natchez Democrat 2009
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