"buffu" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Maltese]

IPA: /ˈbuf.fu/ Forms: buffa [feminine, singular], buffi [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian buffu and/or Italian buffo. Etymology templates: {{bor+|mt|scn|buffu}} Borrowed from Sicilian buffu, {{bor|mt|it|buffo}} Italian buffo Head templates: {{mt-adjective|f=buffa|p=buffi}} buffu (feminine singular buffa, plural buffi)
  1. funny, comical, amusing
    Sense id: en-buffu-mt-adj-mnVtCIJV

Noun [Maltese]

IPA: /ˈbuf.fu/ Forms: buffi [plural], buffa [feminine]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian buffu and/or Italian buffo. Etymology templates: {{bor+|mt|scn|buffu}} Borrowed from Sicilian buffu, {{bor|mt|it|buffo}} Italian buffo Head templates: {{mt-noun|f=buffa|g=m|p=buffi}} buffu m (plural buffi, feminine buffa)
  1. clown, jester Tags: masculine Related terms: bbuffunja, buffun, buffunata, buffunerija, buffuniera
    Sense id: en-buffu-mt-noun-JZoEUZgo Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 38 62

Adjective [Sicilian]

IPA: /ˈbuf.fu/, [ˈbuf.fʊ] Forms: buffa [feminine, singular], buffi [feminine, masculine, plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. Italian buffo. Etymology templates: {{unc|scn}} Uncertain, {{cog|it|buffo}} Italian buffo Head templates: {{head|scn|adjective|feminine singular|buffa|masculine and feminine plural|buffi||buffi||buffa||buffi|head=}} buffu (feminine singular buffa, masculine and feminine plural buffi), {{scn-adj|buff|u|a|i}} buffu (feminine singular buffa, masculine and feminine plural buffi)
  1. funny, comical, amusing
    Sense id: en-buffu-scn-adj-mnVtCIJV

Noun [Sicilian]

IPA: /ˈbuf.fu/, [ˈbuf.fʊ] Forms: buffi [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. Italian buffo. Etymology templates: {{unc|scn}} Uncertain, {{cog|it|buffo}} Italian buffo Head templates: {{head|scn|nouns|g=m|g2=|head=buffu}} buffu m, {{scn-noun|buff|m|u|i|f=buffa}} buffu m (plural buffi)
  1. clown, jester Tags: masculine Derived forms: abbuffari, abbufficari, abbufficatu, buffuna, buffunarìa, buffunata, buffuni, sbuffari Related terms: buffa, coffa, smorfia, stoffa, tappu, toppa, tuppu
    Sense id: en-buffu-scn-noun-JZoEUZgo Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Sicilian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 30 12 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 22 8 61 Disambiguation of Sicilian entries with incorrect language header: 11 89

Inflected forms

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