Burletta

//bə(ɹ)ˈlɛtə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A comic operetta; a musical farce.

    "The curtain dropped, the gay Burletta o'er"

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burlesquecampcomedyfarcehigh campmime

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"The curtain dropped, the gay Burletta o'er"

Etymology

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

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