buffa

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noun

The comic actress in an opera.

OriginItalian buffa →
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Meanings

buffa1

nounbuffa (plural buffas)

plural buffas

  1. entertainmentThe comic actress in an opera.

Buffa2

proper nounBuffa (plural Buffas)

plural Buffas

  1. A surname.

Origin

buffa · noun

  1. Italianbuffa
  2. Englishbuffa

From Italian buffa. See buffo and buffoon.

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Buffa · proper noun

  1. Sicilianbuffa“toad”
  2. ItalianBuffa
  3. EnglishBuffa

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

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buffa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffa.

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