opéra

See also: opera, Opera, operă, operá, ópera, operà, òpera, opěra, Opéra, operā, and operą

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian opera, from Latin opera. Doublet of œuvre and opus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.pe.ʁa/

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Noun

opéra m (plural opéras)

1. (music) opera
2. opera house

   L’opéra de Sydney ― The Sydney Opera House

Derived terms

• opéra bouffe
• opéra comique
• opéra-ballet
• opéra-féerie

 

Noun

Opéra

opéra m (plural opéras)

1. chocolate and coffee pastry, consisting of a succession of "Joconde biscuits" soaked in Grand Marnier or Cointreau syrup, ganache and butter cream, covered with chocolate icing

Verb

opéra

1. third-person singular past historic of opérer

Further reading

• “opéra”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• apéro