zarzuela
See also: zarzuéla
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish zarzuela, probably from the Palace of Zarzuela, royal residence near Madrid where it was first performed.
Noun
zarzuela (countable and uncountable, plural zarzuelas)
- (music) A form of Spanish opera having spoken dialogue and usually a comic subject.
Further reading
- zarzuela on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Noun
zarzuela f (plural zarzuelas)
- Alternative form of zarzuéla
Further reading
- “zarzuela”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Etymology
From La Zarzuela, royal residence near Madrid where it was first performed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θaɾˈθwela/ [θaɾˈθwe.la]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /saɾˈswela/ [saɾˈswe.la]
- Rhymes: -ela
- Syllabification: zar‧zue‧la
Noun
zarzuela f (plural zarzuelas)
- (music) zarzuela (form of Spanish opera having spoken dialogue)
Further reading
- zarzuela on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
- “zarzuela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014