OPERETTA


Meaning of OPERETTA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌä-pə-ˈre-tə ]

noun

Etymology: Italian, diminutive of opera

Date: 1770

: a usually romantic comic opera that includes songs and dancing

• op·er·et·tist -ˈre-tist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.