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buffo
[ boo-foh; Italian boof-faw ]
/ ˈbu foʊ; Italian ˈbuf fɔ /
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noun, plural buf·fi [boo-fee Italian boof-fee], /ˈbu fi Italian ˈbuf fi/, buf·fos.Music.
(in opera) a comedy part, usually bass.
a male opera singer who specializes in comic roles.
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Origin of buffo
1755–65; <Italian: ridiculous, comic actor who takes comic parts; back formation from buffonebuffoon
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British Dictionary definitions for buffo
buffo
/ (ˈbʊfəʊ, Italian ˈbuffo) /
noun plural -fi (-fɪ) or -fos
(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
Word Origin for buffo
C18: from Italian (adj): comic, from buffo (n) buffoon
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