1. имя существительное 1) [литературоведение] бурлеск 2) пародия; карикатура Синоним(ы): caricature 3) [преимущественно американский вариант английского языка] эстрадное представление с элементами стриптиза 2. прилагательное шуточный; пародийный; фарсовый 3. глагол пародировать Синоним(ы): parody
I. noun Etymology: burlesque, adjective, comic, droll, from French, from Italian burlesco, from burla joke, from Spanish 1. a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation 2. mockery usually by caricature 3. theatrical entertainment of a broadly humorous often earthy character consisting of short turns, comic skits, and sometimes striptease acts Synonyms: see caricature • burlesque adjective • burlesquely adverb II. verb (burlesqued; burlesquing) transitive verb to imitate in a humorous or derisive manner; mock intransitive verb to employ burlesque • burlesquer noun