buffalo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese or Spanish búfalo (“buffalo”), from Late Latin būfalus, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos, “antelope, wild ox”). Doublet of bubale and buffle.
Meanings
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An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis.
From the Indians who welcomed the pilgrims / And to the buffaloes who once ruled the plain / Like the vultures / Circling beneath the dark clouds / Looking for the rain / Well, they've been looking for the rain
1974, Gil Scott-Heron, “Winter in America”, in Winter in America:"It must be a very wild stretch of country, and full of big game. I have always wanted to kill a buffalo before I die."
1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:And on this board were frightful swords and knives that are made in a great cavern by swinking demons out of white flames that they fix in the horns of buffalos and stags that there abound marvellously.
1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:The feuds between Namsang and Borduria continued. In 1875-76 the dispute between the Namsang and Borduria arose about the buffaloes which were carried off by Borduria people from Namsang areas.
2015, “Arunachal Pradesh”, in H. M. Bareh, editor, Encyclopaedia Of North-East India, 1st edition, Mittal Publications, →ISBN, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2022, page 72:
- A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of buffalo robe.
alt of buffalo robe
- The buffalo fish (Ictiobus spp.).
- (US, slang) A nickel.
- (US, historical, slang) A looter during the Civil War.
- (derogatory, slang) A large or stupid person.
- (derogatory, slang) An obese person, usually a woman.
- (derogatory, offensive, slang) A black male.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of American buffalo (“gold bullion coin”).
alt of American buffalo
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| buffalo | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| buffalos | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| buffaloes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
plains buffalo · buffalo jump · Buffalo County · buffalo worm · buffalo wing · buffalo turf · buffalo grass · cattelo · cattalo · Buffalo City · buffalo chip · buffalo weaver · yakalo · buffalo berry · buffalo robe · wood buffalo · Cape buffalo · buffalypso · buffalo burr · buffaloburger · atomic buffalo turd · antibuffalo · buffalo bean · buffalo soldier · water buffalo · buffalo-berry · Buffalo River · buffalo sauce · buffalo bur · buffalo thorn · buffalo gnat · American buffalo · Wood Buffalo · she-buffalo · buffalo hump · buffalo clover · North American buffalo · buffalopox · buffalo-bur nightshade · buffalo cauliflower · buffalo bug · buffalo-burr · catalo · African buffalo · beefalo · Bremelo · buffaloberry · buffalo fly · buffarilla · Buffalo Gap · buffalo-skin · buffalo-bur · Buffalo Grove · water buffalo calf · Buffalo Trace · buffalo bird
Synonyms
Translations (151)
cmn 水牛 (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · nl buffel (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · vi trâu (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ace keubeuë (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ar جَامُوسَة (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · sk byvol (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ha baffa (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · bol koom (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · fr buffle (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · pa ਮ੍ਹੈਂਸ (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · as ম’হ (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · gd buabhall (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · av гамущ (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · km ក្របី (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · xal маҗ (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · haw pāpulō (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · sh биво (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · acw جاموس (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ta எருமை (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ota بوفالو (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · njy nswom (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · lv bifelis (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · sh bivol (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · pl bawół (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · pdt Beffel (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · hy գոմեշ (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ps مېښه (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · zdj nyatri (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · pa مَجّھ (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · fa گاومیش (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ksw ပနၢ် (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · see odegiyáʼgöh (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · be бу́йвал (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ms kerbau (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · gl búfalo (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ml എരുമ (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · arz جاموسة (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · es búfalo (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · vi trâu rừng (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · pa مَھین٘س (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · fr ictiobus (fish) · no bøffel (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · da bøffel (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · fi puhveli (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · min kabau (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ur بَھین٘س (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · th ควาย (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · kg mpakasa (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · dsb buwoł (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · az camış (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · lt buivolas (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · sh bivo (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · wo nagu àll wi (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · he גָ׳מוּס (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · hi भैंस (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · mi pawhero (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · os къа́мбец (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · th กระบือ (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · sh бивол (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · dmw babalu (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · bg би́вол (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · fur bufal (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · kaw kĕbo (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · sm pafalo (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · sw nyati (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ky буйвол (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · et pühvel (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · fj bafalo (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ast búfalu (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ro bivol (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · pl bawolica (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ps سنډا (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · nl kafferbuffel (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ln mpakasa (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · el βουβάλι (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · la ūrus (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · la būbalus (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · he בּוּפָלוֹ (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · eu bufalo (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · hu bivaly (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · vmw enari (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ttj embogo class 9 (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · pi mahiṃsa (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · sv buffel (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · te బర్రె (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · he תְּאוֹ (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · mn одос үхэр (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · mww twm (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ckb گامێش (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ka კამეჩი (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ca búfal (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · is buffaló (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · pa ਮੱਝ (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · fi puhvelikarppi (fish) · fa بوفالو (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · tl kalabaw (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · de Büffel (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · id kerbau (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · eo bubalo (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · bho भैंस (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · af buffel (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · lo ຄວາຍ (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · pt búfalo (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · uz buyvol (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · kk буйвол (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · sl bivol (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · tum njati (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · om gafaarsa (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ga buabhall (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · it bufalo (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · mk бивол (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ktu mpakasa (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · syl ꠜꠂꠍ (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · hu kafferbivaly (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · khw گمیݰ (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ja 野牛 (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · fur bo salvadi (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · su kebo (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · sa महिष (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · te గేదె (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · sq buall (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ki mbogo (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ko 물소 (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ko 야우 (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · jv kebo (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · uga 𐎗𐎜𐎎 (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · de Wisent (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · sw mbogo (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · nl waterbuffel (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ny njati (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ln nzale (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · to pafalo (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · syc ܓܡܘܫܐ (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · mt buflu (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · fy buffel (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · kzr ndɔkɔ (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · fo búffil (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · tr bufalo (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ota قره صیغیر (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · nl karbouw (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · wal menttaa (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ml പോത്ത് (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · hsb buwoł (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ru бу́йвол (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · oc bufre (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · uk бу́йвол (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · cy byfflo (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · cs buvol (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · ar جَامُوس (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · mnw ပြေၚ် (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe) · lez гамиш (bovid of the Bubalina subtribe)