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minstrel meaning in Urdu

بھانڈ

UK/ˈmɪnstɹ(ə)l/

minstrel in Urdu: بھانڈ, گائک, میراثی. 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.

Urdu words for minstrel

بھانڈ, گائک, میراثی

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 Urdu?
Minstrel in Urdu is بھانڈ, گائک, میراثی.
minstrel کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Minstrel: بھانڈ, گائک, میراثی.
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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Urdu words from Urdu 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 Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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