Buffalo

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈbÊŒf.É™l.əʊ/
• US enPR: bÅ­f'É™-lō, IPA: /ˈbÊŒf.É™.loÊŠ/

Origin

From Portuguese or Spanish búfalo ("buffalo") from Late Latin būfalus, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος ("antelope, wild ox").

Full definition of buffalo

Noun

1. Any of the Old World mammals of the family Bovidae, such as the Cape buffalo, , or the water buffalo .
2. A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison.
3. A buffalo robe.
4. The buffalo fish.

Related terms

• buffalo berry
• buffalo bird
• buffalo bug
• buffalo clover
• buffalo fly
• buffalo gnat
• water buffalo

Verb

1. (transitive) To hunt buffalo.
2. (US, slang, transitive) To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.
3. (archaic, transitive) To pistol-whip.