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zarzuela

UK/zɑːˈzweɪlə/US/zɑɹˈzweɪlə/

zarzuela noun: a form of Spanish opera having spoken dialogue and usually a comic subject.

Noun

zarzuela (countable and uncountable, plural zarzuelas)

  1. A form of Spanish opera having spoken dialogue and usually a comic subject.
  2. A Catalan fish soup or stew.
    • Only in Catalonia can you eat a proper zarzuela, a gargantuan fish soup; […].1964, Jan Morris, “Plural Spain”, in Spain, Faber and Faber, published 2008, →ISBN

Forms of zarzuela

pluralzarzuelas

Origin of zarzuela

Borrowed from Spanish zarzuela, probably from the Palace of Zarzuela, royal residence near Madrid where it was first performed.

Questions about zarzuela

What does zarzuela mean?
Zarzuela means a form of Spanish opera having spoken dialogue and usually a comic subject.
What part of speech is zarzuela?
Zarzuela is a noun.
How do you pronounce zarzuela?
Zarzuela is pronounced /zɑɹˈzweɪlə/ (US).
What is the plural of zarzuela?
The plural of zarzuela is zarzuelas.

Words near zarzuela in the dictionary

  1. Zarudny's sparrow
  2. Zarutska
  3. Zarvanism
  4. Zarvanite
  5. Zarvanites
  6. zarzuela
  7. zarzuelas
  8. Zarzycki
  9. Zarzyckis
  10. zas
  11. Zasio

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