Words at Play : Top 10 Spelling Bee Winning Words
#4: Soubrette
Spelled By:
Elizabeth Hess, 1953
Used in a Sentence:
"A petite dancer with a strong allegro technique and dazzling smile, Reyes was born to be the perky soubrette, and well she knows it." – Eric Taub, Ballet Magazine, June 2006
About the Word:
The meanings of soubrette include "a coquettish maid or frivolous young woman in comedies" and "a soprano who sings supporting roles in comic opera." The ancestor of the French soubrette meant "coy."
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