different between bouffy vs bouffe

English

Adjective

bouffy (comparative more bouffy, superlative most bouffy)

1. (colloquial, of hair) in a bouffant style

Anagrams

• buy off, buy-off, buyoff

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /buf/

Etymology 1

From French bouffe.

Noun

bouffe (plural bouffes)

1. (music) A comic opera

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “it's either borrowed from French bouffer or truncated from bouffant”)

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To make bouffant.

   I thought about bouffing my hair again.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buf/

Etymology 1

From Italian buffo

Noun

bouffe m (plural bouffes)

1. singer of comic operas (bouffes)
2. comic opera

Derived terms

• {[l|fr|opéra bouffe}}

Adjective

bouffe (plural bouffes)

1. comic, amusing

Etymology 2

From bouffer

Noun

bouffe f (plural bouffes)

1. (slang) grub (food)

Derived terms

• bouffe de rue

Verb

bouffe

1. first-person singular present indicative of bouffer
2. third-person singular present indicative of bouffer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of bouffer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of bouffer
5. second-person singular imperative of bouffer

Further reading

• “bouffe” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).