jongleur

See also: Jongleur

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French jongleur.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑŋ.ɡlɚ/, /ʒɔ̃.ˈɡlɝ/

Noun

jongleur (plural jongleurs)

  1. An itinerant entertainer in medieval England and France; roles included song, music, acrobatics etc.; a troubadour.
    • J. R. Green
      vivacity and picturesqueness of the jongleur's verse
  2. A juggler; a conjurer.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)
  3. A mountebank.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French jongleur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɔŋˈløːr/
  • Hyphenation: jong‧leur
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

jongleur m (plural jongleurs)

  1. A juggler.

Derived terms

  • jongleuren

French

Etymology

From Old French jangleor (and various other spellings) from jongler (to entertain)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒɔ̃.ɡlœʁ/
  • (file)

Noun

jongleur m (plural jongleurs, feminine jongleuse)

  1. (dated) an entertainer
  2. a juggler
  3. (Louisiana) a daydreamer

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