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buffo.

funny, comical, amusing

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbuf.fo/

  1. funny, comical, amusing

  2. strange, odd, goofy

  3. whimsical

  4. playful

Where this word comes from

Compare Old French bouffer, originally "to puff up;" both are inherited from Medieval Latin buffa, itself echoic of puffing out cheeks.

noun/ˈbuf.fo/

  1. gust (of wind)

    masculine

  2. puff (of smoke)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic.

noun/ˈbuf.fo/

  1. debt

    masculine · plural-normally
Where this word comes from

Alteration of puf, from French pouf (“debt”), used in locutions such as faire pouf and à pouf.

verb/ˈbuf.fo/

  1. first-person singular present indicative of buffare

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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