Meaning of buffalo in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈbəf(ə)ˌloʊ/

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1. Verb

   buffalo

   Definitions

   1. intimidate or overawe

2. Noun

   buffalo

   Etymology

   mid 16th century: probably from Portuguese bufalo, from late Latin bufalus, from earlier bubalus, from Greek boubalos‘antelope, wild ox’

   Definitions

   1. large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
3. 2. a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)
4. 3. meat from an American bison
5. 4. any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo

   Examples

   • « Cape buffalo »