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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

  1. 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.
  2. noun Any lyric poet, musician, or singer.
  3. 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).
  4. noun An amphetamine tablet, typically black, or black and white, in colour.

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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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