lə, -ˈzwi-; Origin:
1885–90; < Spanish, after La Zarzuela, palace near Madrid where first performance took place (1629)
1885–90; < Spanish, after La Zarzuela, palace near Madrid where first performance took place (1629)
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| —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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