bouffe

American  

[boof] / buf /

noun

Music.

1. opéra bouffe.

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bouffe British  

/ buːf /

noun

1. See opéra bouffe

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Etymology

Origin of bouffe

< French < Italian buffa, feminine of buffo comic; buffoon

Example Sentences

But 2½ hours of teenage insecurities turned into pop opéra bouffe make for a patience-trying endurance test for all but the most tolerant observers.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2019

Then back to one’s seat for diversion in the opportunely unreal world of late 18th-century Viennese opéra bouffe.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2017

That opéra bouffe in six seasons would probably have burned itself into the country’s psyche even without Mr. Gandolfini.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2013

Photograph: BBC But still, there is something to be treasured in this weekend's grande bouffe.

From The Guardian • Jun. 23, 2010

Turner, who exhibited an opéra bouffe appearance but was a slashing and dangerous player, had beaten Bobby in the previous year’s Rosenwald.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady