minstrel meaning in Bengali
চারণকবি
UK/ˈmɪnstɹ(ə)l/
minstrel in Bengali: চারণকবি, মধ্যযুগের ভ্রাম্যমাণ গায়ক. In English, minstrel means originally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.
Bengali words for minstrel
- চারণকবি, মধ্যযুগের ভ্রাম্যমাণ গায়ক
English meaning of minstrel
- noun Originally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.
- noun Any lyric poet, musician, or singer.
- noun One of a troupe of entertainers, often a white person who wore black makeup (blackface), to present a so-called minstrel show, being a variety show of banjo music, dance, and song (now regarded as racist).
- noun An amphetamine tablet, typically black, or black and white, in colour.
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Questions about minstrel in Bengali
- What is the meaning of minstrel in Bengali?
- Minstrel in Bengali is চারণকবি, মধ্যযুগের ভ্রাম্যমাণ গায়ক.
- minstrel এর বাংলা অর্থ কী?
- Minstrel: চারণকবি, মধ্যযুগের ভ্রাম্যমাণ গায়ক.
- What does minstrel mean in English?
- Minstrel means originally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.
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Bengali words from Bengali Wiktionary: minstrel (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: minstrel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Bengali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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