Talk:La Cumparsita

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[edit] Meaning

What does "Cumparsita" mean? I understand it refers to a small group of people at the carnival, but I don't really know exactly... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.179.124.7 (talk) 11:21, 18 December 2006 (UTC).

Well, according to http://www.totango.net/cumpar.html:
Cumparsa: Lunfardo word that denotes a group of people that attends the carnival festivals dressed in a similar fashion (usually, but not exclusively, wearing masks.)
The term seems to be a corruption of the Italian 'comparsa'.
La Cumparsita: The little cumparsa.
Hope that helps! —Lowellian (reply) 02:28, 23 December 2006 (UTC)