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opéra bouffe

opéra bouffe is the alternative form of opera bouffe.

Meaning of opera bouffe

Noun

opera bouffe (countable and uncountable, plural operas bouffes)

  1. (attributive, often) A type of French comic opera, typified by everyday characters and ludicrous situations.
    • He sang solos from "La Grande Duchesse," and many other opera-bouffe songs, with great taste and verve.1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 144

Forms of opéra bouffe

pluralopéras bouffes

Questions about opéra bouffe

What is opéra bouffe the alternative form of?
Opéra bouffe is the alternative form of opera bouffe.

Words near opéra bouffe in the dictionary

  1. opuses
  2. Opuzen
  3. OPV
  4. OPVs
  5. OPW
  6. opéra bouffe
  7. opéra comique
  8. opéras bouffes
  9. opéras comiques
  10. opłatek
  11. OQ

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