"baffo" meaning in Italian

See baffo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbaf.fo/ Forms: baffi [plural]
Rhymes: -affo Etymology: Uncertain. Etymology templates: {{unc|it|}} Uncertain Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} baffo m (plural baffi)
  1. whisker (of an animal) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-baffo-it-noun-7~~Et9mn Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54
  2. (usually in the plural) moustache Tags: masculine, plural-normally Synonyms: mostaccio
    Sense id: en-baffo-it-noun-x2iOjoJG Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian entries with topic categories using raw markup, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animal body parts, Face, Hair, Moustaches Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Italian entries with topic categories using raw markup: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 59 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 34 66 Disambiguation of Face: 0 100 Disambiguation of Hair: 3 97 Disambiguation of Moustaches: 5 95

Inflected forms

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