different between buffa vs buffo

English

Etymology

Italian. See buffo and buffoon.

Noun

buffa (plural buffas)

1. (music) The comic actress in an opera.

Italian

Adjective

buffa

1. feminine singular of buffo

Verb

buffa

1. third-person singular present indicative of buffare
2. second-person singular imperative of buffare

Maltese

Etymology

From Italian buffo.

Pronunciation

Noun

buffa f (plural buffi)

1. clown (female)

Related terms

• buffu

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin b?fo "toad"

Noun

buffa f (plural buffi)

1. a toad

English

Etymology

From Italian buffo.

Noun

buffo (plural buffos)

1. (music) A comic singer, particularly in comic opera

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?buf.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)

1. funny, comical, amusing
2. strange, odd, goofy
3. whimsical
4. playful

Derived terms

• buffamente

Related terms

• buffa
• buffare

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

buffo m (plural buffi)

1. gust (of wind)

   Synonyms: folata, soffio

2. 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)

1. (Rome, chiefly in the plural) debt

   Synonym: debito

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

buffo

1. first-person singular present indicative of buffare

References

• 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