Where does “buffe” come from?

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

buffe (Italian): feminine plural of buffo

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of buffo

Ancestry of “buffe”, step by step

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