ilarotragedia
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱλαροτραγῳδία (hilarotragōidía), derived from ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful”) + τραγῳδία (tragōidía, “tragedy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌi.la.ro.traˈd͡ʒɛ.dja/
- Rhymes: -ɛdja
- Hyphenation: i‧la‧ro‧tra‧gè‧dia
Noun
ilarotragedia f (plural ilarotragedie)
- (Ancient Greece) a type of burlesque tragedy
Further reading
- ilarotragedia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana