zarzuela

See also: zarzuéla

English

Etymology

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

Noun

zarzuela (countable and uncountable, plural zarzuelas)

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

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French

Noun

zarzuela f (plural zarzuelas)

  1. alternative form of zarzuéla

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From La Zarzuela, royal residence near Madrid where it was first performed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θaɾˈθwela/ [θaɾˈθwe.la] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /saɾˈswela/ [saɾˈswe.la] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -ela
  • Syllabification: zar‧zue‧la

Noun

zarzuela f (plural zarzuelas)

  1. (music) zarzuela (form of Spanish opera having spoken dialogue)

Descendants

  • → Catalan: sarsuela
  • → Tagalog: sarsuwela

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