n.
Pronunciation: ˌ zär-z ə - ' w ā -l ə , ˌ zär- ' zw ā -
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish, probably from La Zarzuela, royal residence near Madrid where it was first performed
Date: 1770
: a usually comic Spanish operetta
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ zär-z ə - ' w ā -l ə , ˌ zär- ' zw ā -
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish, probably from La Zarzuela, royal residence near Madrid where it was first performed
Date: 1770
: a usually comic Spanish operetta
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012