opéra bouffe
French, noun/ɔ.pe.ʁa buf/
opéra bouffe is spelled O-P-É-R-A-B-O-U-F-F-E (11 letters). Opéra bouffe is a French masculine noun meaning “opera bouffe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sorte d'opéra léger et populaire”.
What does opéra bouffe mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineopera bouffe
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sorte d'opéra léger et populaire.
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de opéra bouffe.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of opéra bouffe
- opéras bouffes plural
- opéra-bouffe
- opéras-bouffes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce opéra bouffe?
- /ɔ.pe.ʁa buf/
- \ɔ.pe.ʁa buf\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.