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comparsa

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com⋅par⋅sa

[kuhm-pahr-suh]
–noun
a song and folk dance of Cuba.

Origin:
< AmerSp, Sp: masquerade, group of theatrical supernumeraries < It: supernumerary (fem.), appearance, n. use of fem. of comparso, ptp. of comparire < L compārēre become visible. See com-, appear
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