different between foolish vs bozo

English

Etymology

From Middle English folisch; equivalent to fool +? -ish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fu?.l??/

Adjective

foolish (comparative foolisher or more foolish, superlative foolishest or most foolish)

1. (of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
2. Resembling or characteristic of a fool.

Synonyms

• absurd
• idiotic
• ridiculous
• silly
• unwise

Antonyms

• wise

Derived terms

• a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds
• foolishly
• foolishness

Translations

English

Etymology

Attested since the 1910s in American English, of uncertain origin. The term may derive from Spanish bozal, a term originally for a recently-imported slave and then "someone who speaks (Spanish) poorly". The term is older than Bozo the Clown, introduced in 1946, and derivation from French bouseux /bu.zø/, a derogative term for a farmer equivalent to "bumpkin", in phonologically problematic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b??z??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?bo?zo?/
• Rhymes: -??z??

Noun

bozo (plural bozos)

1. (slang) A stupid, foolish, or ridiculous person, especially a man. [from 1910s]

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:fool

Derived terms

• bozo eruption
• bozo filter
• bozosity
• bozotic

Translations

References

Anagrams

• zobo

Galician

Alternative forms

• buzo

Etymology

From Late Latin *bucc?us (“relating or belonging to the mouth”). See bucca for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bo?o?/, (western) /?boso?/

Noun

bozo m (plural bozos)

1. muzzle

   Synonyms: boceira, embozo, vetillo

2. pout
3. fish mouth
4. upper lip fluff

Derived terms

• bozal
• embozar

Related terms

• boza

References

• “bozo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “bozo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “bozo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin *bucc?us (“relating or belonging to the mouth”). See bucca for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /?bo?o/, [?bo.?o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /?boso/, [?bo.so]

Noun

bozo m (plural bozos)

1. down (on the upper lip)
2. muzzle, mouth (exterior part of the mouth)
3. halter (for leading horses)

Related terms

See also

• lanugo
• vello

Yami

Noun

bozo

1. ball