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)
- jesting
- (relational) burlesque
Derived terms
- burlescamente
Related terms
- burlare
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
- berlusco
Portuguese
Adjective
burlesco (feminine burlesca, masculine plural burlescos, feminine plural burlescas)
- comic, farcical
Noun
burlesco m (plural burlescos)
- burlesque, farce
Spanish
Adjective
burlesco (feminine burlesca, masculine plural burlescos, feminine plural burlescas)
- teasing, mocking
Noun
burlesco m (plural burlescos)
- burlesque
Further reading
- “burlesco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014