Etymology

leitzanus

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Today it means: ridicule, disrespectful mockery. Full definition →

Hebrew ליצנות
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromליצנות“clownery”
  2. English todayleitzanus

Borrowed from Hebrew ליצנות (“clownery”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.