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zarzuela

/zahr-zwey-luh, -zwee-; Spanish thahr-thwe-lah, sahr-swe-/US // zɑrˈzweɪ lə, -ˈzwi-; Spanish θɑrˈθwɛ lɑ, sɑrˈswɛ- //UK // (zɑːˈzweɪlə) //

爵士乐,爵士乐队,爵士舞,爵士音乐

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural zar·zue·las [zahr-zwey-luhz, -zwee-; Spanish thahr-thwe-lahs, sahr-swe-]. /zɑrˈzweɪ ləz, -ˈzwi-; Spanish θɑrˈθwɛ lɑs, sɑrˈswɛ-/.

    • : a Spanish opera having spoken dialogue and often a satirically treated, topical theme.

Examples

  • The last-named type, the zarzuela, became particularly popular.

  • The zarzuela, I should add, lasts about an hour, and for the most part is divided into three scenes.

  • De repente sinti una alegre voz que modulaba entre dientes el estribillo de una cancin de zarzuela.

  • Se dedican a las representaciones de zarzuela o de opereta el Apolo y el Espaol.

  • The days of the great writers of zarzuela have gone never to return.