farsa

/ˈfaɾsa/ · B2 · noun · f

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🎭 farsa sounds like FARCE with an a: same word, same silly show

Spanish farsa and English farce share one source: Latin farcire, to stuff. Comic scenes were once stuffed into religious plays, so a farce is a play stuffed with absurd, over-the-top moments.

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