bufalo d'acqua
The English phrase "water buffalo" is translated into Italian as bufalo d'acqua.
The term refers to a large ungulate.
Meaning: large ungulate (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
To specify a female water buffalo, you use the feminine noun bufala d'acqua instead of the masculine bufalo d'acqua.
Did you know?
- The word bufala is used as slang in Italian to describe a 'hoax' or a piece of fake news.
- Italy is one of the few European countries with a significant population of bufali d'acqua, primarily concentrated in the Campania region.
- If you are talking about the meat or the animal in a general sense, using the masculine bufalo is standard, but the feminine bufala is almost exclusively used when referring to the source of buffalo milk.
Examples in context
- Mi piace osservare i bufali nel campo.I enjoy watching the water buffaloes in the field.
- La mozzarella di bufala è un formaggio italiano famoso.Buffalo mozzarella is a famous Italian cheese.
- Il bufalo d'acqua vive in zone umide.The water buffalo lives in wet areas.
Example conversation
Chiara and Alessandro are visiting a farm in Italy.
- ChiaraGuarda, Alessandro, cos'è quell'animale?Look, Alessandro, what is that animal?
- AlessandroÈ un bufalo d'acqua, Chiara.It is a water buffalo, Chiara.
- ChiaraÈ davvero enorme!It is truly huge!
- AlessandroSì, il bufalo d'acqua è molto grande.Yes, the water buffalo is very large.
