How to pronounce burletta
American English pronunciation
bur-LET-uh
- IPA
- /bɚˈlɛtə/
- Syllables
- bur · LET · uh (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What burletta means
A short, light, funny opera full of songs
In a sentence: The town players put on a burletta about a cat who wanted to be mayor.
Where it comes from: It comes from Italian, meaning a little joke, from a word for teasing or mockery.
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