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farsa

farce

noun FAR-zah Rare
Arts & Culture Performance

Origin: Old French farce ('stuffing'), applied to comic theatrical interludes.

Also means

mockery, sham

Usage Note

Farsa can denote the theatrical genre of farce (broad comedy, exaggerated situations) or, figuratively, any situation dismissed as a sham or a joke ('è stata una farsa' = 'it was a complete farce'). The plural is farse. Do not confuse with farcia ('filling' in cooking).

Examples

"L'udienza si è trasformata in una farsa."

Natural Translation

The hearing turned into a farce.

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