"bufala" meaning in Italian

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Noun

Forms: bufale [plural]
Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} bufala f (plural bufale)
  1. female equivalent of bufalo (“buffalo”) Tags: feminine, form-of Form of: bufalo (extra: buffalo)
    Sense id: en-bufala-it-noun-l9ECWRmD Categories (other): Cheeses, Female animals Disambiguation of Cheeses: 13 18 25 30 14 Disambiguation of Female animals: 59 1 16 1 22
  2. hoax, canard, whopper Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bufala-it-noun-ggyPYAXN Categories (other): Cheeses Disambiguation of Cheeses: 13 18 25 30 14
  3. blunder Tags: feminine Synonyms: svista, panzana, frottola, strafalcione
    Sense id: en-bufala-it-noun-aDc4bnEg Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Cheeses Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 5 43 4 45 Disambiguation of Cheeses: 13 18 25 30 14
  4. buffalo mozzarella Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bufala-it-noun-hSCmmaZ1 Categories (other): Cheeses Disambiguation of Cheeses: 13 18 25 30 14
  5. (informal) poorly done thing; piece of crap Tags: feminine, informal
    Sense id: en-bufala-it-noun-p75hRMJz Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Cheeses Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 7 10 29 4 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 5 43 4 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 30 3 62 Disambiguation of Cheeses: 13 18 25 30 14

Inflected forms

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