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