▪ I. † bouffe1 Obs.
[cf. F. bouffée puff of wind or steam, f. bouffer to swell the cheeks.]
A puff.
| 1475 Caxton Jason 74 He apperceyuid many bouffes of flambe..springe into the ayer. |
▪ II. ‖ bouffe2
(buf)
[a. F. bouffe, ad. It. buffa jest.]
Short for Opéra bouffe comic opera: see opera.