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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BUFFO

From Italian (adj): comic, from buffo (n) buffoon.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BUFFO

buffo  [ˈbʊfəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUFFO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Buffo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BUFFO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Opera buffa

Opera buffa is a genre of opera. It was first used as an informal description of Italian comic operas variously classified by their authors as "commedia in musica", "commedia per musica", "dramma bernesco", "dramma comico", "divertimento giocoso", etc. It is especially associated with developments in Naples in the first half of the 18th century, whence its popularity spread to Rome and northern Italy. It was at first characterized by everyday settings, local dialects, and simple vocal writing, the main requirement being clear diction and facility with patter. The New Grove Dictionary of Opera considers La Cilla and Luigi and Federico Ricci's Crispino e la comare to be the first and last sightings of the genre, although the term is still occasionally applied to newer work. High points in this history are the 80 or so libretti by Carlindo Grolo, Loran Glodici, Sogol Cardoni and various other approximate anagrams of Carlo Goldoni, the three Mozart/Da Ponte collaborations, and the comedies of Gioachino Rossini.

Definition of buffo in the English dictionary

The definition of buffo in the dictionary is a comic part, esp one for a bass. Other definition of buffo is Also called: buffo bass, basso buffo,. a bass singer who performs such a part.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUFFO


arch-foe
ˌɑːtʃˈfəʊ
biffo
ˈbɪfəʊ
boffo
ˈbɒfəʊ
bufo
ˈbjuːfəʊ
cuffo
ˈkʌfəʊ
deffo
ˈdɛfəʊ
defo
ˈdɛfəʊ
Defoe
dɪˈfəʊ
faux
fəʊ
FIFO
ˈfaɪfəʊ
foe
fəʊ
foh
fəʊ
info
ˈɪnfəʊ
LIFO
ˈlaɪfəʊ
mofo
ˈməʊfəʊ
motoscafo
ˌməʊtəʊˈskæfəʊ
nympho
ˈnɪmfəʊ
pho
fəʊ
reffo
ˈrɛfəʊ
Sappho
ˈsæfəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUFFO

buffering
buffet
buffet car
buffet lunch
buffet meal
buffet supper
buffeter
buffeting
Buffett
buffi
buffing
buffing wheel
bufflehead
buffo bass
Buffon
buffoon
buffoonery
buffoonish
Buffs
buffy

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUFFO

basso buffo
fo
Yafo

Synonyms and antonyms of buffo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «buffo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUFFO

Find out the translation of buffo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of buffo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «buffo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

滑稽
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

buffo
570 millions of speakers

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buffo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

buffo
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بوفو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

буфф
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Buffo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাস্যরসাত্মক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bouffe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buffo
190 millions of speakers

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Buffo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

buffo
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

buffo
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Buffo
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

buffo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இசை நாடகத்தில் ஆண் பாடகர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बफो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

buffo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

buffo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

buffo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

буф
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

buffo
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

buffo
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

buffo
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Buffo
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Buffo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of buffo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUFFO»

The term «buffo» is regularly used and occupies the 83.024 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUFFO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «buffo» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «buffo» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about buffo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUFFO»

Discover the use of buffo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to buffo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mistero Buffo: The Collected Plays of Dario Fo
Mistero Buffo is Dario Fo's one-man tour de force, in which he creates his own subversive version of Biblical stories.
Dario Fo, Franca Rame, 2006
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Fo Plays: 1: Mistero Buffo; Accidental Death...; Trumpets ...
Mistero Buffo, or The Comic Mysteries, is based on research into mediaeval mystery plays; The Accidental Death of an Anarchist concerns the "accidental" (or not) death of an anarchist railwork who "fell" (or was pushed) to his death from a ...
Dario Fo, 1992
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The Explosexuawesome Career Guide
The World's Strongest Clown e has threatened to beat me up if I refer to him in print as Buffo the Clown. It's Buffo the World's Strongest Clown, or Buff or Buffo for short. He has built his career on smashing cement blocks with his hands, lying on  ...
Mose Hayward, 2013
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Mozart's Operas
The buffo Benucci very good, Bussani the lover, less so. The audience was greatly pleased." And again on 9 May: "I went to hear the opera La scuola de' gelosi and was enchanted. The Englishwoman sang like an angel and the buffo is ...
Daniel Heartz, Thomas Bauman, 1990
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Radical People's Theatre
And it is no accident that "their" work has never been collected and published. They've never been catalogued. They've never been studied.6 In his Mistero Buffo (1969), Dario Fo gathered a number of historically suppressed commedia texts ...
Eugène Van Erven, 1988
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Godfrey Weber's General Music Teacher: Adapted to ...
Buffo. An Italian adjective, meaning ludicrous, comical, sportive, facetious, and the like. It is frequently used to designate the character of a piece of music or of a musical work, as e. g. duetto buffo, a jocose, facetious duet ; aria buffa, a comic, ...
Gottfried Weber, 1841
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American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature ...
Buffo, another assistant, is under the hypnotic power of Eric [sic] and hates the magician. Mark Royce, a vagrant youth, is caught stealing food by Erik, but at the suggestion of Julie, who likes the boy's appearance, Erik makes Mark his protégé  ...
John T. Soister, 2012
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THE FIFTY DOLLAR MAN: A TONY LANGEL MYSTERY SERIES
Giammona met Buffo at Gaspar 'Hammer' Maggino's restaurant, one of the favorite hangouts for mob meetings. The Hammer puts out some really good Italian cuisine and the security at the restaurant is okay for top notch gatherings of mob ...
RICHARD E. RICHARDSON, 2014
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Opera Buffa in Mozart's Vienna
Take arias written for the prime buffo. In the operas performed at the Burgtheater during Mozart's decade in Vienna, the prime buffo is typically one of three character types: a slow-witted rustic or lower-class character, a foolish guardian with ...
Mary Kathleen Hunter, James Webster, 1997
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Irony on Occasion: From Schlegel and Kierkegaard to Derrida ...
buffo” (DV 72-73; GW 8:505-06). Oddly enough, the baritone-buffo is not really a singer either, since he hardly has a voice, but he displays a remarkable gift for mimicry and is bursting with comic energy. On several occasions, the buffo stands ...
Kevin Newmark, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUFFO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term buffo is used in the context of the following news items.
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West Akron mural is UA program's most ambitious project …
“I think it's great,” said Tim “Buffo” Shuff, who has worked at the store for nine years. “It needed something.” The students said they enjoyed the ... «Akron Beacon Journal, Jul 15»
2
Multiple criminal mischief reports under investigation
Douglas Epps, 509 Buffo, Marshall, assault of a family member, impeding breath, failure to identify, last Thursday. Earnest Roberts,. «Bayoubuzz, Jul 15»
3
87th St. Rita's Festival scheduled in Connellsville
The racing pigs will be back along with Buffo the world's strongest clown, A Grizzly Experience and the petting zoo, just to name a few. «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
4
The late Warren Grim to be honored by concert in Ridgewood
Ridgewood Choral will sing "Aint Misbehaven," "Duetto Buffo di due Gatti" by Rossini, "Music of the Night" from "Phantom of the Opera" and "Sit ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
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Pittston Twp.'s Northeast Fair sponsors say they'll weather ill-timed …
Instead of monster truck mayhem, beer judging contests and the antics of bulky jokester Buffo, Mother Nature clowned organizers into closing ... «Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, Jun 15»
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Album Review Tutto Buffo
Paolo Bordogna may not be a household operatic name, but that could be because his forte is buffo (comic) bass roles – and the buffo bass ... «Sinfini Music, Jun 15»
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Northeast Fair hits Pittston Twp. this week, ends June 28
A group of children does the Chicken Dance with Buffo the World's Strongest Clown during opening night of the Northeast Fair in Pittston Township on Tuesday. «The Sunday Dispatch, Jun 15»
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Autonomous underwater vehicle for advanced exploration of polar …
The authors thank Matt Meister, Catherine Edwards, and Jacob Buffo for their work on the SIMPLE project and their assistance in the field. «SPIE Newsroom, Jun 15»
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Greece / Stock Market Played Like a Bouzouki
In the usual opera buffo, the Greeks accidentally sent the wrong terms last night. And then sent the correct terms this morning, too late for the ... «The Market Oracle, Jun 15»
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Festivities bring people, fun to Connellsville
The racing pigs will be back along with Buffo the world's strongest clown, A Grizzly Experience and the petting zoo, just to name a few. «Tribune-Review, Jun 15»

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