opéra bouffe
noun
a comic opera, especially of farcical character.
opéra bouffes
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pluralof opéra bouffe.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A few more remarks were made, and then the party adjourned to a neighbouring 'pub.' to talk of opéra bouffes and bad business.
From A Mummer's Wife by George (George Augustus) Moore
