zarzuela
French, noun
zarzuela is spelled Z-A-R-Z-U-E-L-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written French, the 149,203rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zarzuela is a French feminine noun meaning “Pre-1990 spelling of zarzuéla” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, zarzuéla is a different word: “zarzuela”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Genre d’opéra-comique espagnol”.
What does zarzuela mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininePre-1990 spelling of zarzuéla.
noun
- 1
femininezarzuela
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Genre d’opéra-comique espagnol. 2. Plat catalan à base de poissons.
noun: 1. Genre d’opéra-comique espagnol. 2. Plat espagnol à base de poissons.
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 zarzuela
- zarzuelas plural
- zarzuélas plural
- zarzuela alternative
- zarzuéla
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is zarzuela in French?
zarzuela appears about once in every 21 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).