comparsa

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noun

A group of singers, musicians and dancers in a carnival or other festivity in Spain or Latin America.

OriginSpanish comparsa →
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Meanings

nouncomparsa (plural comparsas)

plural comparsas

  1. A group of singers, musicians and dancers in a carnival or other festivity in Spain or Latin America.

Origin

  1. Spanishcomparsa
  2. Spanishcomparsa
  3. Englishcomparsa

Borrowed from Spanish comparsa.

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Anagrams

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APA

comparsa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comparsa

MLA

“comparsa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comparsa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comparsa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comparsa.

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