opera bouffe

noun, plural o·pé·ra bouffes, o·pé·ras bouffe, French o·pé·ras bouffes [aw-pey-ra boof] /ɔ peɪ ra ˈbuf/.

1. a comic opera, especially of farcical character.

noun plural opéras bouffes (French ɔpera buf)

1. a type of light or satirical opera common in France during the 19th century