carpa
carpa
feminine noun
1carp (pez)
2big top (de circo); marquee (en parque, la calle)
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carpa [car’-pah]
noun
1Carp, a fresh-water fish. (Zoology) (f)
2Part of a bunch of grapes which is torn off. (f)
3(Peru) A tent of canvas or cloth. (f)
carpa
In Mexico a carpa is a travelling show held under a big top. Originating in the nationalistic aftermath of the Mexican revolution, carpas toured agricultural communities and mining towns offering a menu of satire, slapstick humour, dramatic sketches and humorous monologues, as well as acrobatics, tightrope walking and other circus entertainments. It was in the carpa that the Mexican comic character, Cantinflas, started life.
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