BUFFA

Meaning of BUFFA in English

( n. fem. )

The comic actress in an opera.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

BUFFA — ˈbüfə, -(ˌ)fä noun ( plural buf·fe -(ˌ)fā) Etymology: Italian, feminine of buffo — more at buffo 1. : a woman …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUFFA — (a.) Comic, farcical.
Английский словарь Webster
BUFFA — (n. fem.) The comic actress in an opera.
Английский словарь Webster
BUFFA — ( a. ) Comic, farcical.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUFFA — /booh"feuh/ ; It. /boohf"fah/ , n. , pl. buffe /-fay/ ; It. /-fe/ . 1. a woman who sings comic …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUFFA — adj comic, farcical. 2. buffa ·noun ·f the comic actress in an opera.
Webster English vocab
OPERA BUFFA — noun Etymology: Italian, literally, comic opera Date: 1770 an 18th century farcical comic opera with dialogue in recitative
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OPERA BUFFA — ˌäp(ə)rəˈbüfə, ˌȯpāräˈbüffä noun Etymology: Italian : an Italian comic opera particularly of the 18th century of farcical character with dialogue …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OPERA BUFFA — /op"euhr euh booh"feuh, op"reuh/ ; It. /aw"pe rddah boohf"fah/ , pl. opera buffas, operas buffa , It. opere buffe /aw"pe …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OPERA BUFFA — noun Etymology: Italian, literally, comic opera Date: 1770 : an 18th century farcical comic opera with dialogue in recitative
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OPERA BUFFA — [ ˌɒp(ə)rə'bu:fə ] ■ noun ( plural opere buffe ˌɒpere 'bu:fe ) a comic opera, especially in Italian. Origin Ital., …
Concise Oxford English vocab
OPERA BUFFA — [opera buf.fa] n [It, lit., comic opera] (1802): an 18th century farcical comic opera with dialogue in recitative
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OPERA BUFFA — (Italian: comic opera), genre of comic opera originating in Naples in the mid-18th century. It developed from the intermezzi, or …
Britannica English vocabulary
FARCE — farse, buffa, comedie; (cul.) farce
English interlingue dictionary
OPÉRA BOUFFE — noun Etymology: French, from Italian opera buffa Date: 1870 satirical comic opera
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OPÉRA BOUFFE — ˌäp(ə)rəˈbüf, ȯpārȧbüf noun Etymology: French, from Italian opera buffa : a light comic opera having a light or sentimental subject …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUFFE — plural of buffa
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUFFOON — — buffoonery /beuh fooh"neuh ree/ , n. — buffoonish , adj. /beuh foohn"/ , n. 1. a person who amuses …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUFFE — /buf/ , n. Armor. plate armor for the lower part of the face and the throat, used with a burgonet. …
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BOUFFE — /boohf/ , n. Music. See opéra bouffe . [ buffa, fem. of buffo comic; see BUFFOON ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OPÉRA BOUFFE — noun Etymology: French, from Italian opera buffa Date: 1870 : satirical comic opera
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OPÉRA BOUFFE — [ ˌɒp(ə)rə'bu:f ] ■ noun ( plural opéras bouffes ) a French comic opera. Origin Fr., from Ital. (see opera …
Concise Oxford English vocab
OPERA BOUFFE — [op.era bouffe] n [F, fr. It opera buffa] (1870): satirical comic opera
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PRODUCTION SYSTEM — any of the methods used in industry to create goods and services from various resources. Morris Tanenbaum William K. Holstein …
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PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT — also called operations management, planning and control of industrial processes to ensure that they move smoothly at the required level. …
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OPERATIONS RESEARCH — also called operational research, application of scientific methods to the management and administration of organized military, governmental, commercial, and industrial …
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MASS PRODUCTION — application of the principles of specialization, division of labour, and standardization of parts to the manufacture of goods. Such manufacturing …
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INTERMEZZO — ((Italian: interlude), ) plural Intermezzi, or Intermezzos, in music and theatre, an entertainment performed between the acts of a play; …
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COMIC OPERA — also called Light Opera, general designation for musical plays with light subject matter and happy endings. The dialogue is usually …
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SCARLATTI, ALESSANDRO — born May 2, 1660, Palermo, Sicily, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies [now in Italy] died Oct. 24, 1725, Naples in …
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PICCINNI, NICCOL — born Jan. 16, 1728, Bari, Kingdom of Naples died May 7, 1800, Passy, Fr. one of the outstanding opera composers …
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Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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