"zarzuela" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /θaɾˈθwela/ [Spain], [θaɾˈθwe.la] [Spain], /saɾˈswela/ [Latin-America, Philippines], [saɾˈswe.la] [Latin-America, Philippines] Forms: zarzuelas [plural]
Rhymes: -ela Etymology: From La Zarzuela, royal residence near Madrid where it was first performed. Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} zarzuela f (plural zarzuelas)
  1. (music) zarzuela (form of Spanish opera having spoken dialogue) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-zarzuela-es-noun-B5b0F0ze Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "sarsuela",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: sarsuela",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: sarsuela"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tl",
            "2": "sarsuwela",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tagalog: sarsuwela",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tagalog: sarsuwela"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From La Zarzuela, royal residence near Madrid where it was first performed.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zarzuelas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "zarzuela f (plural zarzuelas)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "zar‧zue‧la"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "es:Music",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "zarzuela (form of Spanish opera having spoken dialogue)"
      ],
      "id": "en-zarzuela-es-noun-B5b0F0ze",
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "zarzuela",
          "zarzuela#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) zarzuela (form of Spanish opera having spoken dialogue)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/θaɾˈθwela/",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[θaɾˈθwe.la]",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saɾˈswela/",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[saɾˈswe.la]",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ela"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zarzuela"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "sarsuela",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: sarsuela",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: sarsuela"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tl",
            "2": "sarsuwela",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tagalog: sarsuwela",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tagalog: sarsuwela"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From La Zarzuela, royal residence near Madrid where it was first performed.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zarzuelas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "zarzuela f (plural zarzuelas)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "zar‧zue‧la"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/ela",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/ela/3 syllables",
        "Spanish 3-syllable words",
        "Spanish countable nouns",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish feminine nouns",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish nouns",
        "Spanish terms derived from toponyms",
        "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "es:Music"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "zarzuela (form of Spanish opera having spoken dialogue)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "zarzuela",
          "zarzuela#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) zarzuela (form of Spanish opera having spoken dialogue)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/θaɾˈθwela/",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[θaɾˈθwe.la]",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saɾˈswela/",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[saɾˈswe.la]",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ela"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zarzuela"
}

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