BUFFE

BUFFA

Buf"fa, n. fem. (Mus.) Etym: [It. See Buffoon.]

Definition: The comic actress in an opera.

– a.

Definition: Comic, farcical. Aria buffa, a droll or comic air.

– Opera buffa, a comic opera. See Opera bouffe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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