Plural of buffalo
regular plural
The plural of buffalo is buffaloes, buffalos or buffalo.
Forms of buffalo
| Singular | buffalo /ˈbʌf.əl.əʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | buffaloes buffalos buffalo /ˈbʌf.əl.əʊ/ |
| Countable | countable |
Buffaloes and buffalos in a sentence
- And on this board were frightful swords and knives that are made in a great cavern by swinking demons out of white flames that they fix in the horns of buffalos and stags that there abound marvellously.1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
- In 1875-76 the dispute between the Namsang and Borduria arose about the buffaloes which were carried off by Borduria people from Namsang areas.2015, “Arunachal Pradesh”, in H. M. Bareh, editor, Encyclopaedia Of North-East India, 1st edition, Mittal Publications, →ISBN, archived...
- Primitive people in all lands have long used the milk of cows, sheep, buffaloes, to produce Yogurt.1951 October 29, Hal Stebbins, “This "Secret of Youth" is 4000 Years Old”, in Life, volume 31, number 18, →ISSN, page 128. From the entry milk food
- Unlike Westerners, the Laboya prize animal fat more highly than the lean parts of the flesh, both in pigs and in buffalos.1987, Danielle Geirnaert, “Hunt Wild Pig and Grow Rice: On Food Exchanges and Values in Laboya, West Sumba (Eastern Indonesia)”, in Rob de…. From the entry Laboya
Meaning of buffalo
- noun An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis.
- noun A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison.
- noun The buffalo fish (Ictiobus spp.).
Questions about the plural of buffalo
- What is the plural of buffalo?
- The plural of buffalo is buffaloes, buffalos or buffalo.
- Which is correct, buffaloes or buffalos?
- Both are used. buffaloes is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is buffalo countable?
- Buffalo is a countable noun.
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