BURLETTA

Etymology

Noun

burletta (plural burlettas or burlette)

A comic operetta; a musical farce.

Anagrams

• rebuttal

Source: Wiktionary


Bur*let"ta, n. Etym: [It., dim. of burla mockery. See Burlesque, a.] (Mus.)

Definition: A comic operetta; a music farce. Byron.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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