buffo
(in opera) a comedy part, usually bass.
a male opera singer who specializes in comic roles.
Origin of buffo
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How to use buffo in a sentence
That, my dear buffo,” I replied, “is on account of the lava.
Castellinaria | Henry Festing JonesI will tell you presently,” replied the buffo, “we must first go upstairs.
Castellinaria | Henry Festing JonesAnd this must be Rosina,” whispered the buffo; “Dio mio, how death has aged her!
Castellinaria | Henry Festing JonesThe buffo said they had made the experiment of shortening it.
Castellinaria | Henry Festing JonesSo you see, buffo, you need not trouble about your clothes if you want to appear English.
Castellinaria | Henry Festing Jones
British Dictionary definitions for buffo
/ (ˈbʊfəʊ, Italian ˈbuffo) /
(in Italian opera of the 18th century) a comic part, esp one for a bass
Also called: buffo bass, basso buffo (Italian ˈbasso ˈbuffo) a bass singer who performs such a part
Origin of buffo
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