buffalo
To hunt buffaloTo hunt buffalo.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To hunt buffalo.
(US, slang, transitive)To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.
intimidate or overawe
(archaic, transitive)To pistol-whip.
Examples
58 sentencesIs that a buffalo?
Це буйвол? — Ahha
Buffaloes have big horns.
У бізонів великі роги. — deniko
ruУ бизонов большие рога. — MikaM
Tom has never seen a buffalo.
Hundreds of buffaloes moved toward the lake.
ruСотни буйволов направились к озеру. — Lenin_1917
deHunderte Büffel liefen Richtung See. — Yorwba
Is that a cow or a buffalo?
ruЭто корова или бизон? — afyodor
deIst das eine Kuh oder ein Büffel? — mayabe
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Portuguese or Spanish búfalo (“buffalo”), from Late Latin būfalus, from LatiBorrowed from Portuguese or Spanish búfalo (“buffalo”), from Late Latin būfalus, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos, “antelope, wild ox”). Doublet of bubale and buffle.
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Forms
buffaloes, buffaloing, buffaloed, buffaloedSynonyms
15 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle