BOUFFE

Etymology

Noun

bouffe (plural bouffes)

(music) A comic opera

Verb

bouffe (third-person singular simple present bouffes, present participle bouffing, simple past and past participle bouffed)

(transitive) To make bouffant.

Source: Wiktionary


Bouffe, n. Etym: [F., buffoon.]

Definition: Comic opera. See Opera Bouffe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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