Italian word
bufalo
buffalo (the animal)
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buffalo
a large bovine animal (bison in North America; water buffalo in Asia/Africa)
⚠️ The trap
Near-equivalents for the animal. The Italian trap: 'mozzarella di bufala' (buffalo mozzarella) is made from the milk of the water buffalo — very different from American buffalo (bison). The animal name overlaps but points to different species in practice.
To say "a large bovine animal (bison in North America; water buffalo in Asia/Africa)" in Italian:
bufalo (near-equivalent for the animal)
"bufalo" in English means:
buffalo (the animal)
Example
"La mozzarella di bufala è prodotta con latte di bufala."
"Buffalo mozzarella is made from buffalo milk."
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