buffe
[buhf]
/bʌf/
noun
,
Armor.
1.
plate armor for the lower part of the face and the throat, used with a burgonet.
Also,
buff
.
Origin
1590-1600;
<
Middle French
<
Italian
buffa,
probably special use of
buffa
puff of breath, hard breath; see
buffoon
buffa
[
boo
-f
uh
;
Italian
boof
-fah]
/ˈbu fə;
Italian
ˈbuf fɑ/
noun
,
plural
buffe
[
boo
-fey;
Italian
boof
-fe]
/ˈbu feɪ;
Italian
ˈbuf fɛ/
(
Show IPA
)
1.
a woman who sings comic roles in opera.
2.
opera buffa
.
Origin
<
Italian;
feminine of
buffo