Etymology

buffa

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buffa · noun1

  1. Italian · borrowed frombuffa
  2. English todaybuffa

From Italian buffa. See buffo and buffoon.

Buffa · proper noun2

  1. Sicilian · derived frombuffa“toad”
  2. Italian · borrowed fromBuffa
  3. English todayBuffa

Borrowed from Italian Buffa, from Sicilian buffa (“toad”).

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