jogral — meaning in English
Portuguese → English · translate English → Portuguese instead
English meaning
- minstrel noun A traveling medieval entertainer who sang and recited poetry, usually with musical accompaniment.
Senses
jogral is used for these senses in English:
- minstrel (historical) 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.
minstrel — full definition
- noun A traveling medieval entertainer who sang and recited poetry, usually with musical accompaniment.
- noun A performer in an old-fashioned "minstrel show," where white performers wore blackface — a format now recognized as deeply racist.