buffalo

[ buhf-uh-loh ]

/ ˈbʌf əˌloʊ /

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noun, plural buf·fa·loes, buf·fa·los, (especially collectively) buf·fa·lo.

any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae.Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.

buffalo robe.

a buffalofish.

a shuffling tap-dance step.

verb (used with object), buf·fa·loed, buf·fa·lo·ing.Informal.

to puzzle or baffle; confuse; mystify: He was buffaloed by the problem.

to impress or intimidate by a display of power, importance, etc.: The older boys buffaloed him.

Origin of buffalo

1535–45, Americanism; earlier bufalo<Portuguese (now bufaro) <Late Latin būfalus, variant of Latin būbalusbubal

Words nearby buffalo

Buerger's disease, BUF, bufadienolide, buff, buffa, buffalo, buffalo berry, Buffalo Bill, buffalo bird, buffalo carpet beetle, buffalo chips

Definition for buffalo (2 of 2)

Buffalo

[ buhf-uh-loh ]

/ ˈbʌf əˌloʊ /

noun

a port in W New York, on Lake Erie.

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for buffalo

Buffalo ranked tenth in the nation, while Detroit and Pittsburgh ranked twelth and thirteenth, respectively.
The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead|Joel Kotkin, Richey Piiparinen|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A remarkable snowstorm plowed through Buffalo, New York on Tuesday.
WATCH: "Lake Effect" Snowstorm Batters Buffalo|The Daily Beast Video|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After he graduated high school, Stasio enrolled at the University at Buffalo and entered the ROTC program.
How the NSA Became a Killing Machine|Shane Harris|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Buffalo has been growing again, but it does not have 370,000 millionaires like New York City has.
Andrew Cuomo Ignores Rural New York|David Fontana|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

They asked the director of the Buffalo Zoo for some wallaby hair.
Ebola's Roots Are 50 Times Older Than Mankind. And That Could Be the Key to Stopping It.|Michael Daly|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The buffalo skin is taken, as before observed, from the cows only, as the leather of the bulls is too heavy.
Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843)|Alexander Philipp Maximilian, Prince of Wied
The wolves, the ravens, and the Indians were brothers in blood, and all followed the buffalo herds together.
John Ermine of the Yellowstone|Frederic Remington
In our village, we were as happy as a buffalo on the plains; but now we are more like the hungry and howling wolf in the prairie.
History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians|George Mogridge
Some two or three men joined him, and, with their axes and swords, soon had the buffalo in pieces.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
About 15,000 each of American bear and buffalo skins were used last year.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale

British Dictionary definitions for buffalo (1 of 2)

buffalo

/ (ˈbʌfəˌləʊ) /

noun plural -loes or -lo

Also called: Cape buffalo a member of the cattle tribe, Syncerus caffer, mostly found in game reserves in southern and eastern Africa and having upward-curving horns

short for water buffalo

Also called: bison US and Canadian a member of the cattle tribe, Bison bison, formerly widely distributed over the prairies of W North America but now confined to reserves and parks, with a massive head, shaggy forequarters, and a humped backRelated adjective: bubaline

verb (tr) US and Canadian informal

(often passive) to confuse

to intimidate

Word Origin for buffalo

C16: from Italian bufalo, from Late Latin būfalus, alteration of Latin būbalus; see bubal

British Dictionary definitions for buffalo (2 of 2)

Buffalo

/ (ˈbʌfəˌləʊ) /

noun

a port in W New York State, at the E end of Lake Erie. Pop: 285 018 (2003 est)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for buffalo

Buffalo

City in western New York, on Lake Erie and the Niagara River.

notes for Buffalo

Niagara Falls is northwest of Buffalo.

单词	buffalo
释义	buffalo [ buhf-uh-loh ] / ˈbʌf əˌloʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR buffalo ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural buf·fa·loes, buf·fa·los, (especially collectively) buf·fa·lo. any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae.Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo. buffalo robe. a buffalofish. a shuffling tap-dance step. verb (used with object), buf·fa·loed, buf·fa·lo·ing.Informal. to puzzle or baffle; confuse; mystify: He was buffaloed by the problem. to impress or intimidate by a display of power, importance, etc.: The older boys buffaloed him. Origin of buffalo 1535–45, Americanism; earlier bufalo<Portuguese (now bufaro) <Late Latin būfalus, variant of Latin būbalusbubal Words nearby buffalo Buerger's disease, BUF, bufadienolide, buff, buffa, buffalo, buffalo berry, Buffalo Bill, buffalo bird, buffalo carpet beetle, buffalo chips Definition for buffalo (2 of 2) Buffalo [ buhf-uh-loh ] / ˈbʌf əˌloʊ / noun a port in W New York, on Lake Erie. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for buffalo Buffalo ranked tenth in the nation, while Detroit and Pittsburgh ranked twelth and thirteenth, respectively. The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead\|Joel Kotkin, Richey Piiparinen\|December 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A remarkable snowstorm plowed through Buffalo, New York on Tuesday. WATCH: "Lake Effect" Snowstorm Batters Buffalo\|The Daily Beast Video\|November 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST After he graduated high school, Stasio enrolled at the University at Buffalo and entered the ROTC program. How the NSA Became a Killing Machine\|Shane Harris\|November 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Buffalo has been growing again, but it does not have 370,000 millionaires like New York City has. Andrew Cuomo Ignores Rural New York\|David Fontana\|November 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST They asked the director of the Buffalo Zoo for some wallaby hair. Ebola's Roots Are 50 Times Older Than Mankind. And That Could Be the Key to Stopping It.\|Michael Daly\|October 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The buffalo skin is taken, as before observed, from the cows only, as the leather of the bulls is too heavy. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843)\|Alexander Philipp Maximilian, Prince of Wied The wolves, the ravens, and the Indians were brothers in blood, and all followed the buffalo herds together. John Ermine of the Yellowstone\|Frederic Remington In our village, we were as happy as a buffalo on the plains; but now we are more like the hungry and howling wolf in the prairie. History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians\|George Mogridge Some two or three men joined him, and, with their axes and swords, soon had the buffalo in pieces. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston About 15,000 each of American bear and buffalo skins were used last year. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon\|Robert A. Sterndale British Dictionary definitions for buffalo (1 of 2) buffalo / (ˈbʌfəˌləʊ) / noun plural -loes or -lo Also called: Cape buffalo a member of the cattle tribe, Syncerus caffer, mostly found in game reserves in southern and eastern Africa and having upward-curving horns short for water buffalo Also called: bison US and Canadian a member of the cattle tribe, Bison bison, formerly widely distributed over the prairies of W North America but now confined to reserves and parks, with a massive head, shaggy forequarters, and a humped backRelated adjective: bubaline verb (tr) US and Canadian informal (often passive) to confuse to intimidate Word Origin for buffalo C16: from Italian bufalo, from Late Latin būfalus, alteration of Latin būbalus; see bubal British Dictionary definitions for buffalo (2 of 2) Buffalo / (ˈbʌfəˌləʊ) / noun a port in W New York State, at the E end of Lake Erie. Pop: 285 018 (2003 est) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to buffalo thrill, faze, excite, touch, affect, awe, sway, inspire, dismay, dishearten, constrain, bully, subdue, alarm, appall, coerce, daunt, scare, terrify, terrorize Cultural definitions for buffalo Buffalo City in western New York, on Lake Erie and the Niagara River. notes for Buffalo Niagara Falls is northwest of Buffalo. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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buffalo

noun, plural buf·fa·loes, buf·fa·los, (especially collectively) buf·fa·lo.

verb (used with object), buf·fa·loed, buf·fa·lo·ing.Informal.

Origin of buffalo

Words nearby buffalo

Definition for buffalo (2 of 2)

noun

Example sentences from the Web for buffalo

British Dictionary definitions for buffalo (1 of 2)

noun plural -loes or -lo

verb (tr) US and Canadian informal

Word Origin for buffalo

British Dictionary definitions for buffalo (2 of 2)

noun

Words related to buffalo

Cultural definitions for buffalo

notes for Buffalo