bouffarde, n.f., (pop.) short pipe. Téter or fumer sa —; to have a whiff, to blow one’s cloud.

bouffe, n.m., buffoon. pl., Italian opera (in Paris). Aller aux —s; to go to the Italian opera.

bouffée, n.f., puff, gust, blast, whiff; fit. Par —s; by fits and starts.

bouffer, v.n., to puff, to swell, to rise, to bulge.

bouffer, v.a., to blow (meat).

bouffette, n.f., bow (ribbon), ear-knot.

bouffi, -e, adj., puffed up, swollen, inflated. Des joues —es; puffed out cheeks. — d’orgueil; puffed up with pride. Ange —; chubby child.

bouffir, v.a., to puff up, to swell, to bloat.

bouffissure, n.f., swelling, puffing up; turgidness, bombast.

bouffon, n.m., buffoon, jester, clown; merry-andrew, jack-pudding, droll. Un mauvais —; a sorry jester. Faire le —; to play the buffoon.