operetta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian operetta.

Noun

operetta (plural operettas)

(music) A lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue.

Translations

lighter version of opera

Belarusian: аперэ́та f (apjeréta)
Bulgarian: опере́та f (operéta)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 輕歌劇, 轻歌剧 (qīnggējù), 滑稽歌劇, 滑稽歌剧 (huájīgējù)
Czech: opereta f
Finnish: operetti (fi)
French: opérette (fr) f
German: Operette (de) f
Greek: οπερέτα (el) f (operéta)
Italian: operetta (it) f
Japanese: 喜歌劇 (きかげき, kikageki), 軽歌劇 (けいかげき, keikageki), オペレッタ (operetta)
Korean: 오페레타 (ko) (opereta)

Mongolian: хошин дуурь (hošin duurʹ)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: operette m

Nynorsk: operette m
Polish: operetka f
Portuguese: opereta (pt) f
Russian: опере́тта (ru) f (operétta)
Slovene: opereta (sl) f
Spanish: opereta (es) f
Swedish: operett (sv) c
Ukrainian: опере́та f (operéta)
Yiddish: אָפּערעטע‎‎ f (operete)

Italian

Etymology

From opera +‎ -etta, literally a "little opera".

Noun

operetta f (plural operette)

operetta
da operetta - frivolous; comedy (attribute)

Derived terms

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