teatro

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • theater, theatre building where plays are performed
  • theater, drama drama or performance as a profession or art form
  • theater a region where a particular action takes place, a specific field of action, usually with reference to war
  • theatrics, drama, melodrama exaggerated reaction to life events
  • (US Spanish) movie theater, cinema

Etymology

Derived from Latin theātrum (stage, theatre) derived from Ancient Greek θέατρον (a place for viewing).

Origin

Ancient Greek

θέατρον

Gloss

a place for viewing

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