vicetiple

Spanish

Etymology

From vice- +‎ tiple.

Pronunciation

Noun

vicetiple f (plural vicetiples)

  1. singer of operettas, zarzuelas and similar spectacles
    • 1997, Roberto Bolaño, “El Gusano”, in Llamadas telefónicas [Last Evenings on Earth]:
      El bar se llamaba La Camelias y estaba lleno de mariachis y vicetiples.
      The bar was called La Camelias and it was full of mariachis and operetta singers.

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