commedia
comedy
noun kohm-MEH-dyah Less Common
Origin: from Greek komodia
Also means
play
Usage Note
Commedia means comedy but also a 'play' or 'comedy film'; note the double m. Italians know the commedia dell'arte, the masked improvised theater, and Dante's masterpiece is la Divina Commedia. The plural is commedie.
Examples
"Abbiamo visto una commedia divertente."
Natural Translation
We watched a funny comedy.
Literal Translation
We-have seen a comedy funny.
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