burlesco

Italian

Etymology

From burla (“joke”) +‎ -esco (“-like”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /burˈles.ko/
• Rhymes: -esko
• Hyphenation: bur‧lé‧sco

Adjective

burlesco (feminine burlesca, masculine plural burleschi, feminine plural burlesche)

1. jesting
2. (relational) burlesque

Derived terms

• burlescamente

Related terms

• burlare

Descendants

• → French: burlesque
  • → English: burlesque
  • → German: burlesk
  • → Romanian: burlesc
  • → Turkish: burlesk
• → Portuguese: burlesco

Further reading

• burlesco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• berlusco

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian burlesco.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /buʁˈles.ku/ [buɦˈles.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /buʁˈles.ku/ [buɦˈles.ku]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /buɾˈles.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /buʁˈleʃ.ku/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /buɻˈles.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /buʁˈles.ko/ [buɦˈles.ko]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buɾˈleʃ.ku/

• Hyphenation: bur‧les‧co

Adjective

burlesco (feminine burlesca, masculine plural burlescos, feminine plural burlescas)

1. comic, farcical

Further reading

• “burlesco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buɾˈlesko/ [buɾˈles.ko]
• Rhymes: -esko
• Syllabification: bur‧les‧co

Adjective

burlesco (feminine burlesca, masculine plural burlescos, feminine plural burlescas)

1. teasing, mocking

Noun

burlesco m (plural burlescos)

1. burlesque

Further reading

• “burlesco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025