opéra bouffe

[ op-er-uh-boof, op-ruh; French aw-pey-ra-boof ]

noun,plural o·pé·ra bouffes, o·pé·ras bouffe, French o·pé·ras bouffes [aw-pey-ra-boof]. /ɔ peɪ ra ˈbuf/.
  1. a comic opera, especially of farcical character.

Origin of opéra bouffe

1
Borrowed into English from French around 1865–70

Words Nearby opéra bouffe

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How to use opéra bouffe in a sentence

  • Opera-bouffe and Gilbert and Sullivan are preferred to everything else.

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British Dictionary definitions for opéra bouffe

opéra bouffe

/ (ˈɒpərə ˈbuːf, French ɔpera buf) /


nounplural opéras bouffes (French ɔpera buf)
  1. a type of light or satirical opera common in France during the 19th century

Origin of opéra bouffe

1
from French: comic opera

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