comedia
comedy
noun koh-MEH-dyah Less Common
Origin: from Greek kōmōidía via Latin comoedia
Usage Note
Comedia in modern Spanish means a comedy film, TV show, or theatrical comedy. Historically, the Comedia nueva of the Golden Age (Lope de Vega) referred to any three-act play regardless of tone. The phrase hacer la comedia ('to put on an act') means to pretend or fake.
Examples
"Anoche vimos una comedia muy divertida."
Natural Translation
Last night we watched a very funny comedy.
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