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poperetta

poperetta noun: a light popera with a frivolous story.

Noun

poperetta (plural poperettas)

  1. A light popera with a frivolous story.
    • That was the era of the lushly scored costume poperetta (“The Phantom of the Opera,” “Cats,” “Miss Saigon,” “Les Misérables”), staged like Cecil B. DeMille epics and usually overseen by the Mike Todd-ish producer Cameron Mackintosh.2009 July 8, Ben Brantley, “London’s Musicals: Intimate or Outsize”, in New York Times

Forms of poperetta

pluralpoperettas

Origin of poperetta

Blend of pop + operetta.

Questions about poperetta

What does poperetta mean?
Poperetta means a light popera with a frivolous story.
What part of speech is poperetta?
Poperetta is a noun.
What is the plural of poperetta?
The plural of poperetta is poperettas.

Words near poperetta in the dictionary

  1. popemobile
  2. popemobiles
  3. popera
  4. poperas
  5. poperatic
  6. poperetta
  7. poperettas
  8. poperies
  9. popery
  10. popes
  11. popes' noses

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