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opéra bouffe

[op-er-uh boof, op-ruh; Fr. aw-pey-ra boof]

noun, plural o·pé·ra bouffes, o·pé·ras bouffe, French o·pé·ras bouffes

[aw-pey-ra boof] .

a comic opera, especially of farcical character.

Origin:
1865–70; < French

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opéra bouffe (ˈɒpərə ˈbuːf, French ɔpera buf)

—n , pl opéras bouffes
	a type of light or satirical opera common in France during the 19th century

[from French: comic opera]

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