buffe

[buhf]

buffe

[buhf]
noun Armor.
plate armor for the lower part of the face and the throat, used with a burgonet.
Also, buff.


Origin:
1590–1600; < Middle French < Italian buffa, probably special use of buffa puff of breath, hard breath; see buffoon

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Buffe is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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buf·fa

[boo-fuh; It. boof-fah]
noun, plural buf·fe [-fey; It. -fe] .
1.
a woman who sings comic roles in opera.

Origin:
< Italian; feminine of buffo
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