buffo

== English == === Etymology === From Italian buffo. === Noun === buffo (plural buffos or buffi) (music) A comic singer, particularly in comic opera == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbuf.fo/ Rhymes: -uffo Hyphenation: bùf‧fo === Etymology 1 === Compare Old French bouffer, originally "to puff up;" both are from Medieval Latin buffa, itself echoic of puffing out cheeks. ==== Adjective ==== buffo (feminine buffa, masculine plural buffi, feminine plural buffe) funny, comical, amusing strange, odd, goofy whimsical playful ===== Derived terms ===== buffamente ===== Related terms ===== buffa buffare === Etymology 2 === Onomatopoeic. ==== Noun ==== buffo m (plural buffi) gust (of wind) Synonyms: folata, soffio puff (of smoke) Synonym: sbuffo ===== Derived terms ===== rabbuffare ===== Related terms ===== bufare buffare === Etymology 3 === Alteration of puf, from French pouf (“debt”), used in locutions such as faire pouf and à pouf. ==== Noun ==== buffo m (plural buffi) (Romanesco, usually in the plural) debt Synonym: debito === Etymology 4 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== buffo first-person singular present indicative of buffare === References === === Further reading === buffo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana buffo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana buffo3 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana