"buffo" meaning in Italian

See buffo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbuf.fo/ Forms: buffa [feminine], buffi [masculine, plural], buffe [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -uffo Etymology: Compare Old French bouffer, originally "to puff up;" both are from Medieval Latin buffa, itself echoic of puffing out cheeks. Etymology templates: {{cog|fro|bouffer}} Old French bouffer, {{inh|it|ML.|buffa}} Medieval Latin buffa, {{onomatopoeic|it|title=echoic}} echoic Head templates: {{it-adj}} buffo (feminine buffa, masculine plural buffi, feminine plural buffe)
  1. funny, comical, amusing
    Sense id: en-buffo-it-adj-mnVtCIJV
  2. strange, odd, goofy
    Sense id: en-buffo-it-adj-gHYQaO~L Categories (other): Italian onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Italian onomatopoeias: 0 28 0 0 36 36
  3. whimsical
    Sense id: en-buffo-it-adj-UBP8fjlF
  4. playful
    Sense id: en-buffo-it-adj-5gC9qLe4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: buffamente Related terms: buffa, buffare
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbuf.fo/ Forms: buffi [plural]
Rhymes: -uffo Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|it}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} buffo m (plural buffi)
  1. gust (of wind) Tags: masculine Synonyms: folata, soffio
    Sense id: en-buffo-it-noun-DfxvYEDK Categories (other): Italian onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Italian onomatopoeias: 0 28 0 0 36 36
  2. puff (of smoke) Tags: masculine Synonyms: sbuffo
    Sense id: en-buffo-it-noun-0EsaiLBX Categories (other): Italian onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Italian onomatopoeias: 0 28 0 0 36 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rabbuffare Related terms: buffare, bufare
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈbuf.fo/ Forms: buffi [plural]
Rhymes: -uffo Etymology: Alteration of puf, from French pouf (“debt”), used in locutions such as faire pouf and à pouf. Etymology templates: {{der|it|fr|pouf||debt}} French pouf (“debt”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} buffo m (plural buffi)
  1. (Roman, usually in the plural) debt Tags: Roman, masculine, plural-normally Synonyms: debito
    Sense id: en-buffo-it-noun-ZS11-br7 Categories (other): Romanesco Italian
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /ˈbuf.fo/
Rhymes: -uffo Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} buffo
  1. first-person singular present indicative of buffare Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: buffare
    Sense id: en-buffo-it-verb-JelM3v56 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 3 6 1 1 4 8 3 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

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