"buffu" meaning in Maltese

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbuf.fu/ Forms: buffa [feminine, singular], buffi [plural]
Rhymes: -uffu Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian buffu and/or Italian buffo. Etymology templates: {{ety|mt|:bor<conj:and/or>|scn:buffu|it:buffo|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Sicilian", "term" : "buffu", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "scn" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "buffo", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Maltese", "term" : "buffu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "mt" }" data-lang="mt" data-title="buffu"> Borrowed from Sicilian buffu and/or Italian buffo., {{ety|mt|:bor<conj:and/or>|scn:buffu|it:buffo|text=+|tree=1}} Borrowed from Sicilian buffu and/or Italian buffo. Head templates: {{mt-head|adjective|f=buffa|p=buffi}} buffu (feminine singular buffa, plural buffi)
  1. funny, comical, amusing
    Sense id: en-buffu-mt-adj-mnVtCIJV Categories (other): Maltese entries referencing missing etymons, Maltese entries with etymon Disambiguation of Maltese entries referencing missing etymons: 45 55 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymon: 50 50

Noun

IPA: /ˈbuf.fu/ Forms: buffi [plural], buffa [feminine]
Rhymes: -uffu Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian buffu and/or Italian buffo. Etymology templates: {{ety|mt|:bor<conj:and/or>|scn:buffu|it:buffo|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Sicilian", "term" : "buffu", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "scn" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "buffo", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Maltese", "term" : "buffu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "mt" }" data-lang="mt" data-title="buffu"> Borrowed from Sicilian buffu and/or Italian buffo., {{ety|mt|:bor<conj:and/or>|scn:buffu|it:buffo|text=+|tree=1}} Borrowed from Sicilian buffu and/or Italian buffo. Head templates: {{mt-head|noun|f=buffa|g=m|p=buffi}} buffu m (plural buffi, female equivalent buffa)
  1. clown, jester Tags: masculine Related terms: bbuffunja, buffun, buffunata, buffunerija, buffuniera
    Sense id: en-buffu-mt-noun-JZoEUZgo Categories (other): Maltese entries referencing missing etymons, Maltese entries with etymology texts, Maltese entries with etymon, Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Maltese nouns with other-gender equivalents, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Maltese entries referencing missing etymons: 45 55 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymology texts: 40 60 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Maltese nouns with other-gender equivalents: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 36 64

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "buffa",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "ipa": "/ˈbuf.fu/"
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  "word": "buffu"
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    },
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        },
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          "word": "buffun"
        },
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      "ipa": "/ˈbuf.fu/"
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    },
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      "word": "buffun"
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