In opera, relating to or denoting a comic or farcical style; also, a female singer of comic opera roles.
From Italian 'buffo' (comic), derived from 'buffare' (to puff or swell), suggesting the exaggerated, puffed-up nature of comic performances.
Opera buffa gave the world the slapstick comedy we know today—those exaggerated, ridiculous operatic moments actually invented physical comedy for sophisticated audiences!
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