"burletta" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bə(ɹ)ˈlɛtə/ Forms: burlettas [plural], burlette [plural]
Etymology: From Italian burletta, diminutive of burla (“mockery”). See burlesque. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|burletta}} Italian burletta Head templates: {{en-noun|s|burlette}} burletta (plural burlettas or burlette)
  1. A comic operetta; a musical farce.
    Sense id: en-burletta-en-noun-QMLvomAX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 95 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 2 2

Inflected forms

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