rigolo
French, noun/ʁi.ɡɔ.lo/
rigolo is spelled R-I-G-O-L-O (6 letters) and appears 4.3 times per million words in written French, the 12,541st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rigolo is a French masculine noun meaning “joker, funny person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui fait rire, qui est drôle, amusant, marrant”.
What does rigolo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
colloquialfunny (amusing; comical)
noun
- 1
colloquialmasculinejoker, funny person
- 2
colloquialmasculinean unserious person, a clown
noun
- 1
masculineslangrevolver, handgun
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui fait rigoler, qui est drôle, amusant, marrant. 2. Curieux, étonnant, étrange, surprenant.
noun: 1. Celui qui fait rire, qui est drôle, amusant, marrant. 2. Celui qui est peu sérieux, peu digne de confiance.
noun: 1. Arme de poing, revolver. 2. Autre orthographe de rigollot. (cataplasme)
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 rigolo
- rigolote feminine
- rigolos masculine plural
- rigolotes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rigolo?
- /ʁi.ɡɔ.lo/
- \ʁi.ɡɔ.lo\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rigolo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rigolo in French?
rigolo appears 4.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).