comedia de capa y espada

Spanish

Noun

comedia de capa y espada f (plural comedias de capa y espada)

1. (theater) a cloak and dagger drama, popular in Spain in the 17th century

Further reading

• “comedia de capa y espada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10