Zarzuela
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See also: zarzuela
Spanish
Etymology
Probably a diminutive of zarza (“bramble”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θaɾˈθwela/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /saɾˈswela/
- Rhymes: -ela
- Syllabification: Zar‧zue‧la
Proper noun
La Zarzuela f
- Palace of Zarzuela (residence of the reigning monarch of Spain in the outskirts of Madrid)
- 2022 May 19, Miguel González, Javier Casqueiro, “El rey emérito regresa a España tras aceptar no pernoctar en La Zarzuela”, in El País:
- La organización del viaje se ha visto dificultada por la negativa del Gobierno, asumida por la Casa del Rey, a que Juan Carlos I pernoctase en La Zarzuela, alegando que no es la residencia privada de la Familia Real, sino la sede de la Jefatura del Estado; […]
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- (metonymically, politics) the monarchy of Spain
- Coordinate term: Moncloa
- 2020 May 24, Jesús Rodríguez, “Días de pandemia en La Zarzuela”, in El País:
- En La Zarzuela son un centenar de personas, muchos funcionarios de carrera, y con abundancia de militares y guardias civiles, que gestionan su agenda, escriben sus discursos, preparan sus visitas, contestan su correo, atienden a los medios, le informan, asesoran y ayudan a tomar las decisiones más graves. Y, sobre todo, engrasan la relación entre La Zarzuela y La Moncloa.
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Further reading
Palacio de la Zarzuela on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
