Büffel

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See also: buffel and büffel

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Büffel m (strong, genitive Büffels, plural Büffel)

  1. buffalo
  2. coarse cloth
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
  3. lout, clod
  4. an armored recovery vehicle Bergepanzer 3

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Further reading[edit]

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