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Meaning of buffo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A comic singer, particularly in comic opera
A surname from Italian.

Examples

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

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

buffodine buffon Buffon's needle problem Buffone buffont Buffoon