"buffa" meaning in Sicilian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbuf.fa/, [ˈbːu.fːa] Forms: buffi [plural]
Rhymes: -uffa Etymology: From Latin būfō (“toad”). Etymology templates: {{der|scn|la|bufo|būfō|t=toad}} Latin būfō (“toad”) Head templates: {{head|scn|noun|plural|buffi||{{{pl2}}}||{{{pl3}}}|checkredlinks=1|f1accel-form=p|g=f|g2=|head=buffa}} buffa f (plural buffi), {{scn-noun|buff|f|a|i}} buffa f (plural buffi)
  1. toad (Bufo bufo) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-buffa-scn-noun-d87s5xVf Categories (other): Sicilian entries with incorrect language header, Toads Disambiguation of Sicilian entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Toads: 89 11
  2. (derogatory) fat woman Tags: derogatory, feminine
    Sense id: en-buffa-scn-noun-JHJUYV~J
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: buffa quatrana, buffazza, buffazzuna, fari a buffa
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 Related terms: ragrunchia, babbu, boffa, buffu, coffa, cubba, cuffia, gebbia, moffa, mùffula, smorfia, stoffa, tappu, toppa, tuppu

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "[ˈbːu.fːa]"
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "boffa"
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    },
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      "word": "cubba"
    },
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      "word": "cuffia"
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    {
      "word": "gebbia"
    },
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      "word": "moffa"
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "stoffa"
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      "word": "tappu"
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        "(derogatory) fat woman"
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      "ipa": "/ˈbuf.fa/"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbːu.fːa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uffa"
    }
  ],
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}

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