How do you pronounce burlesque?

burlesque is pronounced as /bɜːrˈlɛsk/.

🎭burlesque

noun

/bɜːrˈlɛsk/

A humorous and exaggerated imitation of a serious work; a type of theatrical entertainment involving comedy and parody.

The play was a clever burlesque of traditional opera.

parody, satire, caricature, mockery, skit

seriousness, sincerity, gravity

burlesque show, burlesque performance, comic burlesque, satirical burlesque

official permission or authorization; the removal of something unwanted; the distance between two ob...

Refusal to change one's views or to agree about something.

a bicycle built for two riders, one behind the other

the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation

The quality or fact of being determined; persistence in maintaining something valued or desired.

any of the five digits at the end of the human foot