noun
Meaning 1
A comic opera
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bouffe
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /buf/
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rhymes with -uːf
verb
Meaning 2
To make bouffant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- I thought about bouffing my hair again.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: comic opera, opera bouffe, opera comique
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: opera
Narrower terms: operetta, light opera
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Italian buffobor. French bouffebor. English bouffe Borrowed from French bouffe.