zarzuela
noun
a Spanish opera having spoken dialogue and often a satirically treated, topical theme.
zarzuelas
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pluralof zarzuela.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Capasso said it would be part of a new series, Ópera en Español, that will aim to engage New York’s Spanish-speaking audience by offering zarzuelas and other operas in Spanish in future seasons.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2016
Don Carlos did what irate fathers always do in zarzuelas: he threatened to pack Angelita off to a convent.
From Time Magazine Archive
Are Spanish nightclub acts and zarzuelas sometimes performed by stuttering septuagenarians, Goyaesque dwarfs, and faded, toothless beauties?
From Time Magazine Archive
Returning to Pampanga, he joined a boyhood friend, handsome Rogelio de la Rosa, in writing, producing and acting in Tagalog operettas patterned after the classic Spanish zarzuelas.
From Time Magazine Archive
During the summer season the theatrical opportunities of Madrid are mainly limited to the popular zarzuelas, or operettas, four of which are usually given in an evening.
From Spanish Highways and Byways by Katharine Lee Bates
