Where does “buf” come from?

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

buf (Catalan): puff exhalation

Definitions

  1. puff exhalation

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”

Every word from French pouf →Every word from Italian puf →Every word from Italian buffo →
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