Buffo

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A comic singer, particularly in comic opera

    "Signor Bruschino was updated from a generic buffo character to an oily, scholarly-looking, suit-clad neurotic, excellently acted and sung by Marco Nistico."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Italian.

Synonyms

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buffoonclownfoolharlequinjestermotley

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"Signor Bruschino was updated from a generic buffo character to an oily, scholarly-looking, suit-clad neurotic, excellently acted and sung by Marco Nistico."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Italian buffo.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Buffo.

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