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Meaning of buffalo in English
Pronunciation
/ˈbəf(ə)ˌloʊ/
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Verb
buffalo
Definitions
1.
intimidate or overawe
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
2.
a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)
3.
meat from an American bison
4.
any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo
Examples
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