zarzuela
Spanish, noun/θaɾˈθwela/
zarzuela is spelled Z-A-R-Z-U-E-L-A (8 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 25,151st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zarzuela is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “zarzuela (form of Spanish opera having spoken dialogue)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Forma de música teatral surgida en España, en la que alternadamente se declama y se canta, con partes…”.
What does zarzuela mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininezarzuela (form of Spanish opera having spoken dialogue)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Forma de música teatral surgida en España, en la que alternadamente se declama y se canta, con partes instrumentales, partes vocales (solos, dúos, coros...) y partes habladas.
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 zarzuela
- zarzuelas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zarzuela?
- /θaɾˈθwela/
- [θaɾˈθwe.la]
- /saɾˈswela/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zarzuela
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zarzuela in Spanish?
zarzuela appears 1.7 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).