Thesaurus results for BUFFO

buffo

noun

ˈbü-(ˌ)fō

as in clown

a comically dressed performer (as at a circus) who entertains with playful tricks and ridiculous behavior in the comic opera, the buffo shared his entrance aria with a grimacing mime

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Recent Examples of buffo Instead of the buffo landlord Benoit coming for the rent, the four Bohemians impersonate him themselves in a skit that was a little beyond the L.A. cast’s comic skills. —

Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2019 Alessandro Corbelli brought seasoned basso-buffo authority to the manipulative Alfonso. —

John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 18 Feb. 2018

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Noun

Once completed, the $5 million acquisition will ensure the theater has a permanent home, a place where skateboarding clowns and leek-haired onions can continue to frolic and dance for decades to come.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Titaníque lets his inner clown soar, in drag yet, and with garish make-up just this side of Baby Jane Hudson and a mouth as foul as any David Mamet character.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2026