opéra

See also: opera, Opera, operă, operá, ópera, operà, òpera, opěra, Opéra, operā, and operą

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian opera, from Latin opera. Doublet of œuvre and opus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.pe.ʁa/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

opéra m (plural opéras)

  1. (music) opera
  2. opera house
    l'Opéra de Sydney ― the Sydney Opera House

Derived terms

Noun

opéra m (plural opéras)

  1. chocolate and coffee pastry, consisting of a succession of "Joconde biscuits" soaked in Grand Marnier or Cointreau syrup, ganache and butter cream, covered with chocolate icing

Verb

opéra

  1. third-person singular past historic of opérer

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