opéra
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian opera, from Latin opera. Doublet of œuvre and opus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
opéra m (plural opéras)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
opéra m (plural opéras)
- chocolate and coffee pastry, consisting of a succession of "Joconde biscuits" soaked in Grand Marnier or Cointreau syrup, ganache and butter cream, covered with chocolate icing
Verb edit
opéra
- third-person singular past historic of opérer
Further reading edit
- “opéra”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.