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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Buffa

/bŭf'-ə/ · Buf·fa · IPA /bˈʌfə/
01 n. fem. The comic actress in an opera.
  1. 1.
    The comic actress in an opera.(Mus.)
Phrases & compounds
Aria buffa — a droll or comic air.
Opera buffa — a comic opera. See Opera bouffe.