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Portuguese
Etymology
From Spanish sainete.
Pronunciation
Noun
sainete m (plural sainetes)
- skit, sketch, playlet
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Spanish
Etymology
From saín (“lard”) + -ete (diminutive suffix). Originally a morsel of fat, marrow, etc. given to a bird of prey as a reward. From there it acquired the meaning of a tasty snack or condiment and, by metaphorical extension, a short "tasty" piece of theatre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saiˈnete/
- Rhymes: -ete
- Syllabification: sai‧ne‧te
Noun
sainete m (plural sainetes)
- (theater) playlet, skit (one-act comic play)
2015 March 26, Víctor Núñez Jaime, quoting Fernando Albizu, “"España no es una tragicomedia. Es un sainete"”, in El País, Madrid, →ISSN:Es como España: todo un sainete. Porque ya lo dijo Fernando VII: España no es una tragedia. Es un sainete. Lo malo es que no siempre sabemos reírnos de nosotros mismos.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (figurative, colloquial) farce (situation abounding with ludicrous incidents)
2016 March 6, Carlos Boyero, “Qué rollo”, in El País, Madrid, →ISSN:El escenario es el Parlamento y aledaños, pero el sainete se propaga en las infinitas tertulias, debates y entrevistas que dedica la tele a esas elocuentes movidas para ver quién pilla el poder absoluto o relativo en el gobierno o desgobierno de la nación.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2017 November 1, Claudi Pérez, Álvaro Sánchez, “Un nuevo giro en el sainete del ‘procés’”, in El País, Madrid, →ISSN:La opción más verosímil es que siga en Bruselas, pero las últimas 48 horas de su periplo bruselense son una especie de vodevil: un nuevo viaje internacional convertiría el sainete en esperpento.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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