GUFFAW


Meaning of GUFFAW in English

/ gəˈfɔː; NAmE / verb

to laugh noisily :

[ v ]

They all guffawed at his jokes.

[also v speech ]

►  guf·faw noun :

She let out a loud guffaw.

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent. (originally Scots ): imitative.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.