tonadilla
noun
to·na·di·lla
ˌtōnəˈdē(y)ə,
-ēlyə
plural -s
: a short Spanish scenic intermezzo of the 18th century written for a few soloists for performance between the acts of a serious play and in the 19th century becoming a short comic opera with soloists, a chorus, and occasionally instrumental movements
Word History
Etymology
Spanish, diminutive of tonada