operette

See also: Operette and opérette

English

Noun

operette (plural operettes)

1. Alternative form of operetta (“light opera”)

Anagrams

• treetope

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Operette, from Italian operetta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌoː.pəˈrɛ.tə/

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• Hyphenation: ope‧ret‧te
• Rhymes: -ɛtə

Noun

operette f (plural operettes)

1. operetta, comic opera (light-hearted opera with spoken sections)

Related terms

• opera

Italian

Noun

operette f

1. plural of operetta

Anagrams

• opterete, poterete

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian operetta.

Noun

operette m (definite singular operetten, indefinite plural operetter, definite plural operettene)

1. an operetta

References

• “operette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian operetta.

Noun

operette m (definite singular operetten, indefinite plural operettar, definite plural operettane)

1. an operetta

References

• “operette” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.