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comparsa

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Noun

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comparsa f (plural comparse)

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

Etymology 2

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Participle

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comparsa f sg

  1. feminine singular of comparso
    Synonym: comparita

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian comparsa.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: com‧par‧sa

Noun

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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

Spanish

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Noun

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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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