operetta en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɒpəˈɹɛtə/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian operetta.
Meanings
- A lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| operettas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
operetta house · operettic · poperetta · operettist
Translations (35)
bg опере́та (lighter version of opera) · sv operett (lighter version of opera) · ru опере́тта (lighter version of opera) · ko 오페레타 (lighter version of opera) · fa اپرت (lighter version of opera) · cmn 輕歌劇 /轻歌剧 (lighter version of opera) · it operetta (lighter version of opera) · fi operetti (lighter version of opera) · ar أوبريت (lighter version of opera) · nn operette (lighter version of opera) · ko 희가극 (lighter version of opera) · pl operetka (lighter version of opera) · tr operet (lighter version of opera) · cmn 滑稽歌劇 /滑稽歌剧 (lighter version of opera) · mn хошин дуурь (lighter version of opera) · yi אָפּערעטע (lighter version of opera) · ko 경가극 (lighter version of opera) · cs opereta (lighter version of opera) · gl opereta (lighter version of opera) · io opereto (lighter version of opera) · de Operette (lighter version of opera) · be аперэ́та (lighter version of opera) · ja 軽歌劇 (lighter version of opera) · uk опере́та (lighter version of opera) · nl operette (lighter version of opera) · el οπερέτα (lighter version of opera) · fr opérette (lighter version of opera) · pms operëtta (lighter version of opera) · ja オペレッタ (lighter version of opera) · ca opereta (lighter version of opera) · ja 喜歌劇 (lighter version of opera) · es opereta (lighter version of opera) · pt opereta (lighter version of opera) · sl opereta (lighter version of opera) · nb operette (lighter version of opera)