comparse

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian comparsa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.paʁs/

Noun

comparse m or f by sense (plural comparses)

(theater) extra
(by extension) accomplice
(colloquial) sidekick

Descendants

→ Czech: komparz

Further reading

“comparse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

comparse f

plural of comparsa

Verb

comparse

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

Participle

comparse f pl

feminine plural of comparso

Anagrams

compresa, scamperò, scompare

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