guignolade
French, noun\ɡi.ɲɔ.lad\
guignolade is spelled G-U-I-G-N-O-L-A-D-E (10 letters). Guignolade is a French feminine noun meaning “folly; foolishness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Farce comique digne du théâtre de guignols”.
What does guignolade mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefolly; foolishness
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Farce comique digne du théâtre de guignols. 2. Situation, action guignolesque, ridicule.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of guignolade
- guignolades plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce guignolade?
- \ɡi.ɲɔ.lad\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.