soap opera
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soap opera
- /ˈsoʊp ˌɑ.pɚ.ə/ US
- /ˈsoʊp ˌɑ.pɹə/ US
Where it comes from
From the soap and detergent commercials originally broadcast during the shows, which were aimed at the audience of women who were doing their cleaning; opera from the melodramatic character of the shows, as the earlier horse opera.
noun soap operas
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A radio or television serial, typically broadcast in the afternoon or evening, about the lives of melodramatic characters, which are often filled with strong emotions, highly dramatic situations and suspense.
This chapter considers the growing interest in the popular Welsh-language soap opera, Pobol Y Cwm (People of the Valley), and the extent to which discourses of Welshness and definitions of cultural and national identity contribute to the appeal and longevity of the soap.
Similar: soap, daytime serial, story, serial, teleserye, telenovela, sinetron
- Such serials in general.
- Any story that is like a soap opera, as by being convoluted or melodramatic. Salal invented some soap opera about a mystery informant, and Meg sold it to the cops.
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noun television serial
| Español | telenovela, culebrón, folletín, novelón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 연속극 yeonsokgeuk, 시리즈 sirijeu |
| 日本語 | 昼メロ hiru-mero, 昼ドラマ hiru-dorama, 昼ドラ hiru-dora, ソープオペラ sōpuopera, シリーズ shirīzu |
| 中文 | 肥皂劇 /肥皂剧 féizàojù, 連續劇 /连续剧 liánxùjù |
| हिन्दी | धारावाहिक dhārāvāhik |
| Português | telenovela, novela |
| Français | feuilleton, soap opera, soap, téléroman |
| Deutsch | Soap, Seifenoper |
| Italiano | telenovela |
| Ελληνικά | σαπουνόπερα sapounópera |
| Română | telenovelă |
| Русский | мы́льная о́пера mýlʹnaja ópera, телесериа́л teleseriál, сериа́л seriál |
| العربية | تَمْثِيلِيَّة tamṯīliyya, مُسَلْسَلَات تِلِفِزْيُونِيَّة musalsalāt tilifizyūniyya, مُسَلْسَلَات musalsalāt |
| עברית | אוֹפֶּרַת סַבּוֹן óperat sabón |
Talk about this word "soap opera." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/soap%20opera. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. soap opera. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/soap%20opera "soap opera." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/soap%20opera.Cite this
@misc{soap_opera_2026,
title = {soap opera},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/soap%20opera},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
