farsa
Spanish, noun/ˈfaɾsa/
farsa is spelled F-A-R-S-A (5 letters) and appears 6.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,778th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Farsa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “charade, farce (style of humor marked by broad improbabilities)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Comedia bufa y chabacana. Pieza dramática breve. :*Sinónimo: sátira”.
What does farsa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecharade, farce (style of humor marked by broad improbabilities)
- 2
femininefarce (film or play featuring this type of humor)
- 3
femininefarce (a situation abounding with ludicrous incidents)
- 4
femininefarce (in gastronomy: forcemeat, stuffing, seasoned stuffing, ground meat filling, mincemeat)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Comedia bufa y chabacana. Pieza dramática breve. :*Sinónimo: sátira. 2. Enredo con el propósito de engañar a alguien. :*Sinónimos: artimaña, engaño, trampa. 3. Género operístico bufonesco, difundido entre la última década del siglo XVIII y las primeras del siglo XIX, principalmente en Venecia y Nápoles (Italia).
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of farsa
- farsas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce farsa?
- /ˈfaɾsa/
- [ˈfaɾ.sa]
- [ˈfaɾsa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to farsa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is farsa in Spanish?
farsa appears 6.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).