buffo

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noun

A comic singer, particularly in comic opera

OriginItalian buffo →
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Meanings

buffo1

nounbuffo (plural buffos or buffi)

plural buffos · plural buffi

  1. entertainmentA comic singer, particularly in comic opera

    Signor Bruschino was updated from a generic buffo character to an oily, scholarly-looking, suit-clad neurotic, excellently acted and sung by Marco Nistico.

    2007 January 27, Vivien Schweitzer, “Young Lovers, a Vespa and a Frolic by Rossini”, in New York Times

Buffo2

proper nounBuffo (plural Buffos)

plural Buffos

  1. A surname from Italian.

Origin

buffo · noun

  1. Italianbuffo
  2. Italianbuffo
  3. Englishbuffo

Borrowed from Italian buffo.

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Buffo · proper noun

  1. ItalianBuffo
  2. EnglishBuffo

Borrowed from Italian Buffo.

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APA

buffo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffo

MLA

“buffo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buffo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffo.

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