comparsa

comparsa

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Spanish comparsabor.
English comparsa

    Borrowed from Spanish comparsa.

    Noun

    comparsa (plural comparsas)

    1. A group of singers, musicians and dancers in a carnival or other festivity in Spain or Latin America.

    Italian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /komˈpar.sa/
    • Rhymes: -arsa
    • Hyphenation: com‧pàr‧sa

    Etymology 1

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    Noun

    comparsa f (plural comparse)

    1. appearance, apparition, arrival, outbreak
    2. (drama) extra, walk-on, spear-carrier, supernumerary
    Descendants
    • → French: comparse (see there for further descendants)

    Etymology 2

    Participle

    comparsa f sg

    1. feminine singular of comparso
      Synonym: comparita

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Italian comparsa.

    Pronunciation

     

    • Rhymes: -aɾsɐ
    • Hyphenation: com‧par‧sa

    Noun

    comparsa m or f by sense (plural comparsas)

    1. (drama) extra, walk-on, spear-carrier, supernumerary
      Synonym: figurante
    2. an accomplice in a crime
      Synonym: cúmplice
    3. a friend or partner
      Synonyms: camarada, companheiro, cupincha, compincha

    Further reading

    Spanish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /komˈpaɾsa/ [kõmˈpaɾ.sa]
    • Rhymes: -aɾsa
    • Syllabification: com‧par‧sa

    Noun

    comparsa f (plural comparsas)

    1. troupe
    2. a group of people all dressed up in the same clothing, especially for a carnival
    3. (film, theater) extra
      Synonym: figurante
    4. (film, theater, collective) the extras

    Further reading

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