comparsa
noun
com·par·sa
kəmˈpärsə
plural -s
1
: a folk dance and song of Afro-Cuban origin
2
: a masked company of street dancers in Cuban carnival processions
Word History
Etymology
American Spanish, from Spanish, group of revelers costumed alike, entire group of supernumeraries in a play, supernumerary in a play, from Italian, supernumerary in a play, appearance, from feminine of comparso, past participle of comparire to appear, from Latin comparēre, from Latin com- + parēre to be visible