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buffalo

The correct spelling is buffalo.

How to pronounce buffalo

/ˈbʌf.əl.əʊ/
noun

IPA: /ˈbʌf.əl.əʊ/

Say it like: Buf-fal-o

The correct spelling is buffalo. Any of the Old World mammals of the family Bovidae, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo Bubalus bubalis.

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Meanings

noun

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

verb

  1. 1.To hunt buffalo.
  2. 2.To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.
  3. 3.To pistol-whip.

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