Etymology

operetta

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Today it means: A lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue. Full definition →

Italian operetta
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The story

  1. Italian · borrowed fromoperetta
  2. Italian · borrowed fromoperetta
  3. English todayoperetta

Borrowed from Italian operetta.

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