Definition of "buffo" [buf•fo]

• A man who sings comic opera roles. (noun)

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• "During this theatre season, the third edition of "Mistero buffo" is born (Palazzina"
• "Dante is the Emperor of Words, but the buffo is the Emperor of Deeds."
• "I mean here's a guy whose name on a marquis (ph) used to guarantee a buffo (ph) - I just said "buffo" (ph) - box office."