ópera

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

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian opera, from Latin opera (“work, labor”). Compare obra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔpeɾa/ [ˈɔ.pe.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɔpeɾa
• Hyphenation: ó‧pe‧ra

Noun

ópera f (plural óperas)

1. opera

Icelandic

Noun

ópera f

1. (music) opera

Portuguese

Ópera

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian opera, from Latin opera (“work, labor”). Doublet of obra.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.pe.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.pe.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.pe.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.pɨ.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: ó‧pe‧ra

Noun

ópera f (plural óperas)

1. (music) opera
2. opera house

Related terms

• opereta

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian opera, from Latin opera (“work, labor”). Doublet of obra and huebra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈopeɾa/ [ˈo.pe.ɾa]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -opeɾa
• Syllabification: ó‧pe‧ra

Noun

ópera f (plural óperas)

1. (music) opera

Derived terms

• operático
• opereta
• operístico
• teatro de ópera

 

Further reading

• “ópera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28