Etymology Explorer › Catalan

Where does “buf” come from?

buf (Catalan) comes from Italian buffo, from Italian puf, from French pouf — pouffe; a girl of bad conduct; poof.

Ancestry of “buf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbuffofunny, comical, amusing; strange, odd, goofy;...
2Italianpufbeanbag; pouf
3Frenchpoufpouffe; a girl of bad conduct; poof

Words derived from “buf”

  • bufeta
Every word from French pouf →