jácara
Spanish
Etymology
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Noun
jácara f (plural jácaras)
- a kind of short light-hearted or satirical play or song, historically performed during the entr'acte
- (archaic) hullabaloo; hubbub
- (archaic) lie; fib
- (archaic) long and boring speech; sermon
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Portuguese: xácara
Adjective
jácara f sg
- feminine singular of jácaro
Further reading
- “jácara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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