comparse

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian comparsa.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

comparse m or f by sense (plural comparses)

  1. (theater) extra
  2. (by extension) accomplice
  3. (colloquial) sidekick

Descendants[edit]

  • Czech: komparz

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

comparse f

  1. plural of comparsa

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

comparse

  1. third-person singular past historic of comparire
    Synonyms: comparve, comparì

Etymology 3[edit]

Participle[edit]

comparse f pl

  1. feminine plural of comparso

Anagrams[edit]