extravaganza

English

Etymology

from Italian (e)stravaganza by similarity to extravagant

Pronunciation

(General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪkˌstɹæv.əˈɡæn.zə/

Noun

extravaganza (plural extravaganzas or extravaganze)

An extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature, or drama.
An instance of fantastical or chaotic behaviour or conduct.

Translations

event or display of fantastic or chaotic behaviour or conduct

Bulgarian: зрелищно представление n (zrélištno predstavlénie)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 華麗的演出, 华丽的演出 (huálì de yǎnchū)
Esperanto: ekstravaganco
Finnish: spektaakkeli (fi)
French: extravagance (fr) f

German: Zauberposse f, Ausstattungsstück n, Extravaganza f, Spektakel (de) n
Malay: ekstravaganza
Polish: fanaberie f pl
Russian: буффона́да (ru) f (buffonáda), фее́рия (ru) f (fejérija), зре́лищное представле́ние n (zréliščnoje predstavlénije)
Spanish: extravagancia (es) f

See also

extravagance

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