buffo

A comic singer, particularly in comic opera

Noun

  1. A comic singer, particularly in comic opera
    • Signor Bruschino was updated from a generic buffo character to an oily, scholarly-looking, suit-clad neurotic, excellently acted and sung by Marco Nistico. - 2007 January 27, Vivien Schweitzer, “Young Lovers, a Vespa...

Origin

Etymology tree Italian buffobor. English buffo Borrowed from Italian buffo.

Forms

buffos buffi