buffo

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buffo

  • /ˈbuffo/

Where it comes from

Onomatopea imitante il gonfiare le gote. Collegato ad una antica radice con il significato di "soffiare, gonfiare". Secondo altri, derivato di buffone.

adjective buffi · buffa · buffe

  1. impacciato, che ispira ironia Se cammini in quel modo strano sei buffo

Similar: ridicolo, divertente, farsesco, burlesco, faceto, bizzarro, curioso, strano, strambo, singolare, esilarante, spassoso, burlone, allegro, grottesco, comico, brillante, baritono, basso, cantante, comicità, curiosità, stranezza, soffio, folata, alito, ventata, raffica, refolo, sbuffo · Opposite: serio, austero, grave, normale, ordinario, tragico, severo

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In English

  • debt state or condition of owing something to another
  • goofy quirky or silly, often in a humorous manner
  • funny amusing; comical
  • whimsical Given to whimsy; capricious; odd; peculiar; playful; light-hearted or amusing
  • playful funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome
  • droll oddly humorous; whimsical

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"buffo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/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/it/buffo

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"buffo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/buffo.

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