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buffo

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Synonyms and Antonyms of buffo

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

Synonyms of buffo

buffoon, clown, harlequin, zany

Words Related to buffo

antic [archaic], fool, gracioso, jester, motley, scaramouch (or scaramouche)

mime, mimic, mummer, pantaloon

comedian, comedienne, comic, droll, farceur, funnyman, gagger, gagman, gagster, humorist, joker, jokester, merry-andrew, second banana, stand-up, top banana, wag, wit

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