Where does “zarzuéla” come from?
zarzuéla (French) comes from Spanish Zarzuela, from Spanish zarza, from Old Spanish sarza.
zarzuéla (French): zarzuela
Ancestry of “zarzuéla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Zarzuela | — |
| 2 | Spanish | zarza | blackberry bush; bramble |
| 3 | Old Spanish | sarza | — |