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jongleur

Noun CEFR B2
ˈd͡ʒɑŋ.ɡlɚ

Definitions

  1. An itinerant entertainer in medieval England and France; roles included song, music, acrobatics etc.; a troubadour.
  2. minstrel
  3. A juggler; a conjurer.
  4. poet, reciter
  5. A mountebank.

Equivalents

Españoljuglar
Françaisjongleur
4 more languages
Bosanskižongler
Hrvatskižongler
Polskiżongler
Српскиžongler

Examples

“vivacity and picturesqueness of the jongleur's verse”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Jongo jongseong Joni jonidan Jonigkeit joning

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