puppet show

See also: puppet-show

English

Alternative forms

• puppet-show

Noun

puppet show (plural puppet shows)

1. A show, theatrical performance, in which the parts are played by puppets impersonating human or other characters

Related terms

• puppeteer
• puppetry

Translations

theatrical performance with puppets

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 木偶戲／木偶戏 (zh) (mù'ǒuxì), 傀儡戲／傀儡戏 (zh) (kuǐlěixì)

• Dutch: poppenspel (nl) n, poppenkast (nl)
• Finnish: nukketeatteri (fi)
• French: théâtre de marionnettes m, spectacle de marionnettes m
• Georgian: თოჯინების თეატრი (toǯinebis teaṭri)
• German: Puppenspiel (de) n
• Hungarian: bábjáték (hu)
• Japanese: 人形劇 (ja) (にんぎょうげき, ningyōgeki)
• Korean: 인형극 (ko) (inhyeonggeuk)
• Polish: teatrzyk (pl) m
• Portuguese: fantochada (pt) f, show de fantoches m
• Romanian: teatru de păpuși (ro) n
• Russian: ку́кольный теа́тр (ru) m (kúkolʹnyj teátr)
• Spanish: espectáculo de títeres m