astracanada

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Spanish

Etymology

From astracán +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /astɾakaˈnada/
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: as‧tra‧ca‧na‧da

Noun

astracanada f (plural astracanadas)

  1. a kind of slapstick theatre common in Spain at the beginning of the 20th century
    • 2021 March 5, Gregorio Belinchón, “Una sátira del rumano Radu Jude sobre el porno gana el Oso de Oro de la Berlinale 2021”, in El País, retrieved 2021-03-05:
      Jude, sin embargo, se lleva el final hacia otro tono, la astracanada, para retratar a la sociedad rumana con brocha gorda en la reunión de padres de alumnos que va a decidir si se expulsa a la profesora o no, e incluso juega con la posibilidad de varios finales.
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