Translingual

Bufo bufo in camouflage

same Bufo bufo in different camouflage

Proper noun

Bufo m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Bufonidae.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Bufo bufo (formerly Rana bufo) - type species

English

Noun

bufo ‎(plural bufos)

1. (Hawaii, slang) toad, frog

Catalan

Verb

bufo

1. first-person singular present indicative form of bufar

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin būfo ‎(“toad”)

Noun

bufo ‎(accusative singular bufon, plural bufoj, accusative plural bufojn)

1. toad

See also

• ranido
• rano

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbuː.fo/, [ˈbuː.fɔ]

Noun

būfō m ‎(genitive būfōnis); third declension

1. a toad

Inflection

Third declension.

Descendants

• English: bufo
• Italian: buffone
• Spanish: bufón
• Translingual: Bufo

References

• bufo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• bufo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “bufo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• bufo in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil, Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.fu/

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *būfo, from Latin būbō, from Proto-Indo-European *b(e)u.

Noun

bufo m (plural bufos)

1. Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)
2. (Portugal, slang) police informant

Synonyms

• (Eurasian eagle owl): corujão
• (police informant): delator, informante

Etymology 2

From Italian buffo ‎(“comical”).

Adjective

bufo m ‎(feminine singular bufa, masculine plural bufos, feminine plural bufas, comparable)

1. (of an actor or plot) comical or burlesque

Synonyms

• burlesco, cómico

Etymology 3

From bufar ‎(“to puff”).

Noun

bufo m (plural bufos)

1. an instance of puffing

Synonyms

• bufada

Verb

bufo

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of bufar

   Eu bufo.

   I puff.

Spanish

Verb

bufo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of bufar.