'Opera buffa' definitions:

Definition of 'Opera buffa'

From: GCIDE
  • Buffa \Buf"fa\, n. fem. (Mus.) [It. See Buffoon.] The comic actress in an opera. -- a. Comic, farcical. [1913 Webster]
  • Aria buffa, a droll or comic air.
  • Opera buffa, a comic opera. See Opera bouffe. [1913 Webster]