bouffe

/buf/
noun
  1. A type of comic opera, especially French, with farcical elements and light, humorous music.
    • The theater company performed a lively bouffe that had the audience laughing all evening.
    • The composer was famous for his witty bouffe operas in the 19th century.
    • She studied the history of French bouffe for her musicology class.
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