operetta

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian operetta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɒpəˈɹɛtə/ === Noun === operetta (plural operettas) (music) A lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue. [from 18th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Operetta”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VII (O–P), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 146, column 3. == Italian == === Etymology === From opera +‎ -etta, literally “little opera”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /o.peˈret.ta/ Rhymes: -etta Hyphenation: o‧pe‧rét‧ta === Noun === operetta f (plural operette) operetta da operetta ― comedy (relational); frivolous ==== Derived terms ==== operettista operettistico ==== Descendants ==== → English: operetta