burlesque

== English == === Alternative forms === burlesk (archaic) === Etymology === Borrowed from French burlesque, from Italian burlesco (“parodic”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bə(ɹ)ˈlɛsk/ === Adjective === burlesque (comparative more burlesque, superlative most burlesque) (dated) Parodical; parodic ==== Coordinate terms ==== vaudevillian ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === burlesque (countable and uncountable, plural burlesques) A derisive art form that mocks by imitation; a parody. Synonyms: lampoon, travesty A variety adult entertainment show, usually including titillation such as striptease, most common from the 1880s to the 1930s. A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion. Synonyms: imitation, caricature ==== Coordinate terms ==== vaudeville ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === burlesque (third-person singular simple present burlesques, present participle burlesquing, simple past and past participle burlesqued) To make a burlesque parody of. To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language. ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian burlesco (“parodic”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /byʁ.lɛsk/ === Adjective === burlesque (plural burlesques) burlesque; parodic; parodical === Noun === burlesque m (plural burlesques) burlesque; parody ==== Coordinate terms ==== vaudeville ==== Descendants ==== → English: burlesque → German: burlesk → Romanian: burlesc → Turkish: burlesk === Further reading === “burlesque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012