ballet bouffe

noun

-ˈbüf

plural ballets bouffes

-āzˈbüf,

-ēzˈ-,

-izˈ-;

-āˈbüf(s),

-ēˈ-,

-iˈ-

: a comic ballet usually with stock characters

Word History

Etymology

French

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