vicetiple

Spanish

Etymology

From vice- +‎ tiple.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biθeˈtiple/ [bi.θeˈt̪i.ple] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /biseˈtiple/ [bi.seˈt̪i.ple] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iple
• Syllabification: vi‧ce‧ti‧ple

Noun

vicetiple f (plural vicetiples)

1. singer of operettas, zarzuelas and similar spectacles
   • 1997, Roberto Bolaño, “El Gusano”, in Llamadas telefónicas [Last Evenings on Earth]:

     El bar se llamaba La Camelias y estaba lleno de mariachis y vicetiples.

     The bar was called La Camelias and it was full of mariachis and operetta singers.

Further reading

• “vicetiple”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025