• (RP) IPA: /ɡəˈfɔː/
• (America) IPA: /ɡəˈfɔ/
• (AU/NZ) IPA: /ɡəˈfoː/

guffaw (plural guffaws)

1. A boisterous laugh.
   • 1845 October – 1846 June​, Ellis Bell [pseudonym; Emily Brontë], Wuthering Heights: A Novel, volume II, London: Thomas Cautley Newby, publisher, […], published December 1847, OCLC 156123328 ↗:

     On opening the little door, two hairy monsters flew at my throat, bearing me down, and extinguishing the light; while a mingled guffaw from Heathcliff and Hareton put the copestone on my rage and humiliation.

   Synonyms: belly laugh

• French: gros éclat de rire, esclaffer
• German: schallendes Gelächter
• Italian: risata fragorosa
• Portuguese: gargalhada
• Russian: хо́хот
• Spanish: carcajada, risotada

guffaw (guffaws, present participle guffawing; past and past participle guffawed)

1. (intransitive) To laugh boisterously.

• See also Thesaurus:laugh

• French: s’esclaffer
• German: schallend lachen
• Portuguese: gargalhar
• Russian: хохота́ть