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buffalo

ˈbə-fə-ˌlō 3 syllables common

  1. noun. any of several wild bovids: such as

  2. noun. water buffalo

  3. noun. cape buffalo

  4. verb. bewilder, baffle; also: bamboozle

Origin

Italian bufalo & Spanish búfalo, from Late Latin bufalus, alteration of Latin bubalus, from Greek boubalos African gazelle.

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