In Rigoletto , the jester was renamed Rigoletto from a parody of a comedy by Jules-Édouard Alboize de Pujol .
The hunchback jester ( originally called Triboulet ) was renamed Rigoletto from a parody of Hugo 's play , Rigoletti , ou Le dernier des fous ( Rigoletti , or The last of the fools ) . `` Rigolo '' is a French word meaning `` funny '' By 14 January , the opera 's definitive title had become Rigoletto .
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