Büffel

See also: buffel and büffel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German büffel, püffel (14th c.), from Middle French bufle, from Italian bufalo, from Late Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos), a derivative of βοῦς (boûs, ox).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʏfəl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Büf‧fel

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. buffalo
  2. coarse cloth
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  3. lout, clod
  4. an armored recovery vehicle Bergepanzer 3

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Büffel” in Duden online
  • Büffel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Büffel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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