buffalo

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʌfəˌləʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbʌfəˌloʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(buf′ə lō′)

Inflections of 'buffalo' (n):
buffaloes
npl (All usages)
buffalos
npl (All usages)
buffalo
npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "A herd of buffalo was grazing peacefully.")
Inflections of 'buffalo' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
buffalos
v 3rd person singular
buffaloing
v pres p
buffaloed
v past
buffaloed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
buffalo n misnomer (American bison)bisonte americano loc nom m
  (coloquial)búfalo nm
  cíbolo nm
 Herds of more than a thousand buffalo once grazed these plains.
 Manadas de más de mil bisontes americanos alguna vez pastaron en estas llanuras.
buffalo n (Asian water buffalo)búfalo, búbalo nm
 We saw buffalo being washed in the Ganges river.
 Vimos cómo lavaban a un búfalo en el río Ganges.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
buffalo [sb]⇒ vtr US, slang (puzzle, confuse)desconcertar a vtr + prep
  confundir a vtr + prep
 The question buffaloed everyone in the room.
 La pregunta desconcertó a todos los que estaban en la sala.
buffalo [sb] vtr US, slang (intimidate, bully)intimidar⇒ vtr
  sobrecoger⇒ vtr
 The board of directors was buffaloing Jenny at work.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
buffalo chips npl US, informal (dried buffalo feces)estiércol de búfalo nm + loc adj
buffalo grass n (short grass in USA)pasto búfalo loc nom m
buffalo grass n (grass that doesn't form sod)pasto búfalo loc nom m
  hierba búfalo loc nom f
buffalo plaid (woven fabric)lana cuadriculada nf + adj
buffalo soldier (black soldier)soldado búfalo loc nom m
buffalo wings npl (spicy fried chicken wings) (México)alitas búfalo loc nom fpl
  alitas con salsa picante loc nom fpl
dwarf buffalo (animal)búfalo enano loc nom m
water buffalo,
water ox n		 (large Asian ox)búfalo de agua loc nom m
  búfalo acuático loc nom m
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'buffalo' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bison - buffalo chips
Spanish:
bisonte - búbalo - búfalo - cañamazo - carabao


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