trufán

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Old French truand, from a Gaulish *trūgantos. First attested in Berceo in the 13th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾuˈhan/

Noun

trufán

1. a rascal, scoundrel
   • ca. 1250, Berceo, Los Milagros de Nuestra Señora :

     Era el trufán falsso pleno de malos vicios, savié encantamientos e muchos maleficios

     The rascal was false, full of terrible vices, / he knew enchantments and many hexes

2. a loafer, lazy person
3. a jokester, wit
4. a buffoon, jester

Descendants

• Spanish: truhán