Zarzuela (noun)
zah-zweyl-a
A Spanish opera having spoken dialogue and often a satirically treated, topical theme
First used in English between 1885–90. From Spanish, after La Zarzeula, a palace near Madrid where the first performance took place (1629).
Example sentences
“It was a zarzuela on the state of the economy.”
Favonian (adj) fav-oh-nee-un Of or relating to the west wind./ Mild or favorable; propitious. 1650–60; Latin Favōniānus. See Favonius, -an. foehn (more…)
