Added 10 October 2026
guffaw
/ɡəˈfɔː/ noun
In Latin: cachinno First recorded: early 18th century Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about guffaw at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
verb
Origin
First attested in the early 18th century, originally Scots, probably onomatopoeic.
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