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opera buffa
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o·pe·ra buf·fa  (pr- bf, pr, p-rä bffä)
n.
An Italian comic opera of the 18th century.

[Italian : opera, opera + buffa, feminine of buffo, comic.]

opera buffa [ˈbuːfə (Italian) ˈopera ˈbuffa]
n pl opera buffas, opere buffe (Italian) [ˈopere ˈbuffe]
(Music, other) comic opera, esp that originating in Italy during the 18th century
[from Italian: comic opera]


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