burlesque
French, noun/byʁ.lɛsk/
burlesque is spelled B-U-R-L-E-S-Q-U-E (9 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written French, the 22,520th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Burlesque is a French masculine noun meaning “burlesque; parody” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Genre, style burlesque”.
What does burlesque mean in English?
adjective
- 1
burlesque; parodic; parodical
noun
- 1
masculineburlesque; parody
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est d’une bouffonnerie outrée.
noun: 1. Genre, style burlesque. 2. Décalage entre grandeur et petitesse.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of burlesque
- burlesques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce burlesque?
- /byʁ.lɛsk/
- \byʁ.lɛsk\
- [byʁ.lɛsk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to burlesque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is burlesque in French?
burlesque appears 1.7 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).