comparsa

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish comparsa. === Noun === comparsa (plural comparsas) A group of singers, musicians and dancers in a carnival or other festivity in Spain or Latin America. == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /komˈpar.sa/ Rhymes: -arsa Hyphenation: com‧pàr‧sa === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== comparsa f (plural comparse) appearance, apparition, arrival, outbreak (drama) extra, walk-on, spear-carrier, supernumerary ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → French: comparse (see there for further descendants) === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== comparsa f sg feminine singular of comparso Synonym: comparita == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian comparsa. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aɾsɐ Hyphenation: com‧par‧sa === Noun === comparsa m or f by sense (plural comparsas) (drama) extra, walk-on, spear-carrier, supernumerary Synonym: figurante an accomplice in a crime Synonym: cúmplice a friend or partner Synonyms: camarada, companheiro, cupincha, compincha === Further reading === “comparsa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “comparsa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /komˈpaɾsa/ [kõmˈpaɾ.sa] Rhymes: -aɾsa Syllabification: com‧par‧sa === Noun === comparsa f (plural comparsas) troupe a group of people all dressed up in the same clothing, especially for a carnival (film, theater) extra Synonym: figurante (film, theater, collective) the extras === Further reading === “comparsa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025