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Menander, Monostichoi, 240

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

sannĭo: ōnis, m. sanna,
I one who makes mimicking grimaces, a buffoon (cf. scurra), Cic. de Or. 2, 61, 251; id. Fam. 9, 16, 10; Amm. 14, 6, 16.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) sanniō, ōnis, m. (sanna), bouffon, faiseur de grimaces, arlequin : Cic. de Or. 2, 251 ; Fam. 9, 16, 10.