English Explanatory Dictionary

Hanswurst

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A clownlike character popular in German and Austrian plays during the 18th century.

Word forms

Hanswurst Hanswursts Hans Wurst

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hanswurst.

Related words

Harlequin Jack Pudding Jean Potage Macaroni Pickelhering
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