burlesco

Italian

Etymology

From burla (joke) + -esco (-like).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /burˈle.sko/
  • Rhymes: -esko
  • Hyphenation: bur‧lé‧sco

Adjective

burlesco (feminine burlesca, masculine plural burleschi, feminine plural burlesche)

  1. jesting
  2. (relational) burlesque

Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: burlesque
    • English: burlesque
    • German: burlesk
    • Romanian: burlesc
    • Turkish: burlesk

Further reading

  • burlesco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Portuguese

Adjective

burlesco (feminine burlesca, masculine plural burlescos, feminine plural burlescas)

  1. comic, farcical

Noun

burlesco m (plural burlescos)

  1. burlesque, farce

Spanish

Adjective

burlesco (feminine burlesca, masculine plural burlescos, feminine plural burlescas)

  1. teasing, mocking

Noun

burlesco m (plural burlescos)

  1. burlesque

Further reading

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