"opera buffa" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Italian opera buffa (“comic opera”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|it:opera buffa<t:comic opera>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "comic opera", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "opera buffa", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "opera buffa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="opera buffa"> Borrowed from Italian opera buffa (“comic opera”). Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} opera buffa (uncountable)
  1. (music) A form of Italian comic opera popular in the 18th century. Tags: uncountable Translations (form of Italian comic opera): komična opera (Hungarian), オペラブッファ (english: opera buffa) (Japanese), 오페라 부파 (english: opera bupa) (Korean)
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