zarzuela

[zahr-zwey-luh, -zwee-; Sp. thahr-thwe-lah, sahr-swe-]

zar·zue·la

[zahr-zwey-luh, -zwee-; Sp. thahr-thwe-lah, sahr-swe-]
noun, plural zar·zue·las [-luhz; Sp. -lahs] .
a Spanish opera having spoken dialogue and often a satirically treated, topical theme.

Origin:
1885–90; < Spanish, after La Zarzuela, palace near Madrid where first performance took place (1629)
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Zarzuela is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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zarzuela (zɑːˈzweɪlə)
 
n
1.  a type of Spanish vaudeville or operetta, usually satirical in nature
2.  a seafood stew
 
[from Spanish, from La Zarzuela, name of the palace near Madrid where such vaudeville was first performed (1629)]

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