buffalo

BrE /ˈbʌfələʊ/ AmE /ˈbʌfəloʊ/

noun en → es

1 ANIMAL [noun] B2

a large wild animal with a hump on its back and horns, found in North America and Asia.

bufalo (americano), bisonte

Collocations American buffalo

  • The American buffalo is an important animal in Native American culture.

    El bufalo americano es un animal importante en la cultura nativa americana.

2 MEAT [noun] C1

the meat of a buffalo, used as food.

carne de bufalo

Collocations buffalo steak

  • We had buffalo steak for dinner last night.

    Ayer por la noche cenamos bistec de bufalo.

3 TEAM [noun] C1

a sports team named after the American buffalo, often called a 'Bills' or 'Buffaloes'.

equipo (de fútbol americano) de bufalos

Collocations Buffalo Bills

  • The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in New York.

    Los Buffalo Bills son un equipo profesional de fútbol americano basado en Nueva York.

4 VERB [transitive] C1

(informal) to bully or intimidate.

intimidar, acosar

Collocations buffalo sb into doing sth

  • He tried to buffalo me into signing the contract.

    Intentó intimidarme para que firmara el contrato.