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How to pronounce “buffalo”
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Pronunciation guide for buffalo
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of buffalo with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Serengeti Rules
57,000 zebra or so, 5,000 topi, 1,800 buffalo,
- Definition summary
- An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis.
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How to pronounce buffalo
The Serengeti Rules
57,000 zebra or so, 5,000 topi, 1,800 buffalo,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “buffalo”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis.
- A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison.
- Ellipsis of buffalo robe.
- The buffalo fish (Ictiobus spp.).
- (US slang) A nickel.
- (slang, US, historical) A looter during the Civil War.
- (slang, derogatory) A large or stupid person.
- (slang, derogatory) An obese person, usually a woman.
- (slang, derogatory, offensive) A black male.
- Ellipsis of American buffalo (“gold bullion coin”).
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To hunt buffalo.
- (US, slang, transitive) To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.
- (archaic, transitive) To pistol-whip.
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