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minstrel meaning in Kannada

ಚಾರಣ ಗಾಯಕ

UK/ˈmɪnstɹ(ə)l/

minstrel in Kannada: ಚಾರಣ ಗಾಯಕ, ಅಲೆಮಾರಿ ಗಾಯಕ, ಸಂಚಾರಿ ಗಾಯಕ, ಲಾವಣಿಗಾರ. 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.

Kannada words for minstrel

ಚಾರಣ ಗಾಯಕ, ಅಲೆಮಾರಿ ಗಾಯಕ, ಸಂಚಾರಿ ಗಾಯಕ, ಲಾವಣಿಗಾರ, ಅಲೆಮಾರಿ ಹುಡುಗ

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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Questions about minstrel in Kannada

What is the meaning of minstrel in Kannada?
Minstrel in Kannada is ಚಾರಣ ಗಾಯಕ, ಅಲೆಮಾರಿ ಗಾಯಕ, ಸಂಚಾರಿ ಗಾಯಕ, ಲಾವಣಿಗಾರ.
minstrel ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Minstrel: ಚಾರಣ ಗಾಯಕ, ಅಲೆಮಾರಿ ಗಾಯಕ, ಸಂಚಾರಿ ಗಾಯಕ, ಲಾವಣಿಗಾರ.
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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Kannada words from Kannada 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 Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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