jácara
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
jácara f (plural jácaras)
- a kind of short light-hearted or satirical play or song, historically performed during the entr'acte
- (archaic) hullabaloo; hubbub
- (archaic) lie; fib
- (archaic) long and boring speech; sermon
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Portuguese: xácara
Adjective edit
jácara f sg
Further reading edit
- “jácara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014