operetta

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/ɒpəˈɹɛtə/

noun

A lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue.

Similar
light opera
OriginItalian operetta →
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Meanings

nounoperetta (plural operettas)

plural operettas

  1. entertainmentA lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna short amusing opera

Similar
light opera
Broader
comic operaopera bouffebouffe
Also see
light operaoperetta house

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Italianoperetta
  2. Italianoperetta
  3. Englishoperetta

Borrowed from Italian operetta.

More words from Italian

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic أوبريت
  • أوبريت (ʔōberēt)lighter version of opera
Bulgarian опере́та
  • опере́та (operéta)lighter version of opera
Catalan opereta
  • operetalighter version of opera
Chinese Mandarin 輕歌劇 /轻歌剧, 滑稽歌劇 /滑稽歌剧
  • 輕歌劇 /轻歌剧 (qīnggējù)lighter version of opera
  • 滑稽歌劇 /滑稽歌剧 (huájīgējù)lighter version of opera
Czech opereta
  • operetalighter version of opera
Dutch operette
  • operettelighter version of opera
Finnish operetti
  • operettilighter version of opera
French opérette
  • opérettelighter version of opera
German Operette
  • Operettelighter version of opera
Greek οπερέτα
  • οπερέτα (operéta)lighter version of opera
Italian operetta
  • operettalighter version of opera
Japanese 喜歌劇, 軽歌劇
  • 喜歌劇 (kikageki)lighter version of opera
  • 軽歌劇 (keikageki)lighter version of opera
  • オペレッタ (operetta)lighter version of opera
Korean 오페레타, 희가극
  • 오페레타 (opereta)lighter version of opera
  • 희가극 (huigageuk)lighter version of opera
  • 경가극 (gyeonggageuk)lighter version of opera
Norwegian Bokmål operette
  • operettelighter version of opera
Persian اپرت
  • اپرت (operet)lighter version of opera
Polish operetka
  • operetkalighter version of opera
Portuguese opereta
  • operetalighter version of opera
Russian опере́тта
  • опере́тта (operétta)lighter version of opera
Spanish opereta
  • operetalighter version of opera
Swedish operett
  • operettlighter version of opera
Turkish operet
  • operetlighter version of opera
Ukrainian опере́та
  • опере́та (operéta)lighter version of opera
Yiddish אָפּערעטע
  • אָפּערעטע (operete)lighter version of opera
Cite this entry
APA

operetta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/operetta

MLA

“operetta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/operetta. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “operetta,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/operetta.

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