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opere buffe

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o⋅pe⋅ra buf⋅fa

[op-er-uh boo-fuh, op-ruh; It. aw-pe-rah boof-fah]
–noun, plural o⋅pe⋅ra buf⋅fas, o⋅pe⋅ras buf⋅fa, Italian. o⋅pe⋅re buf⋅fe [aw-pe-re boof-fe] .
1. an Italian farcical comic opera originating in the 18th century and containing recitativo secco, patter songs, and ensemble finales.
2. the operatic genre comprising such works.

Origin:
1795–1805; < It
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