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buffle

/ˈbʌfəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
buf-fle
IPA
/ˈbʌfəl/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A buffalo.

Obsolete

verb

To puzzle; to baffle.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French buffle. Doublet of bubale and buffalo.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

buffles (plural) buffles (present, singular) buffling (participle, present) buffled (participle, past) buffled (past)

Derived Forms

bufflehead

Phrases

buffle duck buffle-headed

Frequently Paired Words

baffle

Rhymes With

shuffle truffle reshuffle scuffle ruffle duffel kerfuffle muffle snuffle scruffle whuffle fluffle

Questions

How do you pronounce buffle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌfəl/.
What does buffle mean?
A buffalo.
Where does buffle come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

How to pronounce buffle

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