burletta

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Pronunciation

/bə(ɹ)ˈlɛtə/

Definition of burletta

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

A comic operetta; a musical farce.

“The curtain dropped, the gay Burletta o'er”
“In addition to burlesque plays, operas and burlettas, the Italians invented two other species. of drama, pastoral and rustic plays.”

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From Italian burletta, diminutive of burla (“mockery”). See burlesque.

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