o·pe·ra buf·fa ( p  r- b f, pr,  p -rä bffä)n. An Italian comic opera of the 18th century. [Italian : opera, opera + buffa, feminine of buffo, comic.] |
opera buffa [ˈbuːfə (Italian) ˈopera ˈbuffa]
n pl opera buffas, opere buffe (Italian) [ˈopere ˈbuffe]
(Music, other) comic opera, esp that originating in Italy during the 18th century
[from Italian: comic opera]
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