Etymology

opera buffa

Today it means: A form of Italian comic opera popular in the 18th century. Full definition →

Italian opera buffa
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromopera buffa
  2. Italian · borrowed fromopera buffa
  3. English todayopera buffa

Borrowed from Italian opera buffa (“comic opera”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.