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buffo

buffo noun: a comic singer, particularly in comic opera.

Noun

buffo (plural buffos or buffi)

  1. A comic singer, particularly in comic opera
    • Signor Bruschino was updated from a generic buffo character to an oily, scholarly-looking, suit-clad neurotic, excellently acted and sung by Marco Nistico.2007 January 27, Vivien Schweitzer, “Young Lovers, a Vespa and a Frolic by Rossini”, in New York Times

Proper noun capitalized: Buffo

Buffo (plural Buffos)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Forms of buffo

Noun
pluralbuffos
pluralbuffi
Proper noun
pluralBuffos

Origin of buffo

Borrowed from Italian buffo.

Borrowed from Italian Buffo.

Questions about buffo

What does buffo mean?
Buffo means a comic singer, particularly in comic opera.
What part of speech is buffo?
Buffo can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of buffo?
The plural of buffo is buffos.

Words near buffo in the dictionary

  1. buffler
  2. bufflers
  3. buffles
  4. buffling
  5. buffly
  6. buffo
  7. buffodine
  8. buffon
  9. Buffon's needle problem
  10. Buffone
  11. Buffones

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