guffaw

== English == === Etymology === First attested in the early 18th century, originally Scots, probably onomatopoeic. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡəˈfɔː/ (US) IPA(key): /ɡəˈfɔ/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɡəˈfɑ/ (Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ɡəˈfoː/ Rhymes: -ɔː, -ɑː === Noun === guffaw (plural guffaws) A boisterous laugh. Synonym: belly laugh ==== Translations ==== === Verb === guffaw (third-person singular simple present guffaws, present participle guffawing, simple past and past participle guffawed) (intransitive) To laugh boisterously. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:laugh ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====