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Word: Buffo
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century: Italian, ‘puff of wind, buffoon’, from buffare ‘to puff’, of imitative origin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbʊfəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a comic actor in Italian opera.
Short Definition:comic actor in Italian opera
Word: Buffo
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbʊfəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
of or typical of Italian comic opera
Short Definition:of or typical of Italian comic opera
Examples:- a buffo character
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