opera buffa
noun
an Italian farcical comic opera originating in the 18th century and containing recitativo secco, patter songs, and ensemble finales.
opere buffe
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pluralof opera buffa.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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One might style them true German opere buffe.'
From The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. by Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann
