"burlesque" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /bə(ɹ)ˈlɛsk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-burlesque.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more burlesque [comparative], most burlesque [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French burlesque, from Italian burlesco (“parodic”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|burlesque}} French burlesque, {{der|en|it|burlesco||parodic}} Italian burlesco (“parodic”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} burlesque (comparative more burlesque, superlative most burlesque)
  1. (dated) Parodical; parodic Tags: dated Derived forms: burlesquely, burlesqueness, neo-burlesque Coordinate_terms: vaudevillian Translations (burlesque): burleski (Finnish), burlesque (French), burlesk (German), burlesco (Italian), craidoil (Manx), burlesk (Norwegian Bokmål), burlesk (Norwegian Nynorsk), пародийный (parodijnyj) (Russian), burlesk (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-burlesque-en-adj-ivbA6cX4 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 30 15 15 2 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: burlesk [archaic]

Noun

IPA: /bə(ɹ)ˈlɛsk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-burlesque.wav [Southern-England] Forms: burlesques [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French burlesque, from Italian burlesco (“parodic”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|burlesque}} French burlesque, {{der|en|it|burlesco||parodic}} Italian burlesco (“parodic”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} burlesque (countable and uncountable, plural burlesques)
  1. A derisive art form that mocks by imitation; a parody. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Comedy Synonyms: lampoon, travesty Translations (parody): burleski (Finnish), parodie (French), caricatura (Italian), burleska (Polish), бурлеск (burlesk) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-burlesque-en-noun-PbDCuH27 Disambiguation of Comedy: 21 34 18 4 16 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 35 8 12 1 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 30 15 15 2 10 Disambiguation of 'parody': 86 6 8
  2. A variety adult entertainment show, usually including titillation such as striptease, most common from the 1880s to the 1930s. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Theater Translations (variety adult entertainment show): عَرْض مَسْرَحِيّ هَزْلِيّ (ʕarḍ masraḥiyy hazliyy) [masculine] (Arabic), varieté [common-gender] (Danish), burleski (Finnish), burleska (Polish)
    Sense id: en-burlesque-en-noun-gqSa-sTu Disambiguation of Theater: 14 25 40 2 17 2 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 30 15 15 2 10 Disambiguation of 'variety adult entertainment show': 7 92 1
  3. A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: imitation, caricature Translations (ludicrous imitation): Burleske (German), craidaght [feminine] (Manx), burlesk [masculine] (Norwegian)
    Sense id: en-burlesque-en-noun-HOs2rMS7 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 30 15 15 2 10 Disambiguation of 'ludicrous imitation': 27 2 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: burlesk [archaic] Coordinate_terms: vaudeville

Verb

IPA: /bə(ɹ)ˈlɛsk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-burlesque.wav [Southern-England] Forms: burlesques [present, singular, third-person], burlesquing [participle, present], burlesqued [participle, past], burlesqued [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from French burlesque, from Italian burlesco (“parodic”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|burlesque}} French burlesque, {{der|en|it|burlesco||parodic}} Italian burlesco (“parodic”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} burlesque (third-person singular simple present burlesques, present participle burlesquing, simple past and past participle burlesqued)
  1. To make a burlesque parody of.
    Sense id: en-burlesque-en-verb-DW0vN~em
  2. To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.
    Sense id: en-burlesque-en-verb-ssERF2Np Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 30 15 15 2 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: burlesk [archaic]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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