Where does “bouffe” come from?

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

bouffe (English): A comic opera

Definitions

  1. A comic opera

Ancestry of “bouffe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbouffesinger of comic operas (bouffes)
2Italianbuffofunny, comical, amusing; strange, odd, goofy;...
3Italianpufbeanbag; pouf
4Frenchpoufpouffe; a girl of bad conduct; poof
Every word from French pouf →Every word from Italian puf →Every word from Italian buffo →