jácara

Spanish

Etymology

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Noun

jácara f (plural jácaras)

1. a kind of short light-hearted or satirical play or song, historically performed during the entr'acte
2. (archaic) hullabaloo; hubbub
3. (archaic) lie; fib
4. (archaic) long and boring speech; sermon

Derived terms

• jacarando

 

Descendants

• → Portuguese: xácara

Adjective

jácara f sg

1. feminine singular of jácaro

Further reading

• “jácara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10