BUFFO


Meaning of BUFFO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbü-(ˌ)fō ]

noun

( plural buf·fi -(ˌ)fē ; or buffos )

Etymology: Italian, from buffone

Date: 1764

: clown , buffoon ; specifically : a male singer of comic roles in opera

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.