opérabouffe

opérabouffe
o·pé·ra bouffe (ŏpʹər-ə bo͞ofʹ, ŏpʹrə, ô-pā-rä bo͞ofʹ) n.
A comic, often farcical opera.
  [French, from Italian opera buffa. See opera buffa.]

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  • opérabouffe — o•pé•ra bouffe [[t]ˈɒp ər ə ˈbuf, ˈɒp rə[/t]] fr. [[t]ɔ peɪ ra ˈbuf[/t]] n. mad satirical French comic opera • Etymology: 1865–70; < F …   From formal English to slang

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