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buffo¹

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Borrowed from Italian buffo.

noun buffos · buffi

  1. A 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.

Buffo²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian Buffo.

proper noun Buffos

  1. A surname from Italian.

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"buffo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/buffo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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buffo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/buffo

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@misc{buffo_2026,
  title = {buffo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/buffo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}