chaqu

English

Etymology

From the Mandarin

Noun

chaqu (plural chaqu)

1. A form of Chinese opera
   • 2009 January 1, Andrew Jacobs, “Dusting Off a Serene Jewel Box”:

     The pavilion's tour de force is the private theater, which provided the emperor with a cozy perch to view chaqu, a form of opera invented by a commoner that became all the rage in 18th-century Beijing.

2. (film) An inserted musical sequence in a Chinese movie
   • 2001, Corey K. Creemur, “Picturizing American Cinema”, in Soundtrack Available^[1], ISBN 0822328003, page 403:

     Teo clarifies that chaqu were eventually differentiated from "full-fledged" musicals […]

Usage notes

• Often written in italics (chaqu), or pronounced as a foreign word.