buffa
See also: Buffa
English
Etymology
Italian. See buffo and buffoon.
Noun
buffa (plural buffas)
- (music) The comic actress in an opera.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for buffa in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Italian
Adjective
buffa
- feminine singular of buffo
Verb
buffa
- third-person singular present indicative of buffare
- second-person singular imperative of buffare
Maltese
Etymology
From Italian buffo, from Medieval Latin buffa
Noun
buffa f (plural buffi)
- clown (female)
Related terms
- buffu
Sicilian
Etymology
From Latin būfo "toad"
Noun
buffa m (plural buffi)
- a toad