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buffo

funny

adjective BOOF-foh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Personality

Also means

odd

Usage Note

Buffo covers both 'amusing/comical' and 'strange/peculiar' — context determines which. In opera, opera buffa is comic opera, the counterpart to opera seria. Do not confuse it with buono (good); the double-f gives it a plosive quality.

Examples

"Che storia buffa mi hai raccontato!"

Natural Translation

What a funny story you told me!

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