"puffo" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpuf.fo/ Forms: puffi [plural]
Rhymes: -uffo Etymology: Onomatopoeic; or the word might contain an allusion to the adjective "buffo", meaning "funny". Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|it}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} puffo m (plural puffi)
  1. (comics, fiction) smurf Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-puffo-it-noun-s9dInLEU Categories (other): Comics, Fictional characters Topics: comics, fiction, literature, media, publishing
  2. (colloquial, sometimes endearing) a short person Tags: colloquial, endearing, masculine, sometimes
    Sense id: en-puffo-it-noun-z4Wa3wrf
  3. (uncountable) a variously made blue-colored ice cream flavor Tags: masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-puffo-it-noun-paLFbXkI Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian onomatopoeias, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Ice cream Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 21 18 60 Disambiguation of Italian onomatopoeias: 26 13 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 4 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 4 80 Disambiguation of Ice cream: 2 1 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: puffare
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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