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How to pronounce “minstrel”
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- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of minstrel with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 6 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Dwan Reece: The origins of blackface and Black stereotypes
The typical minstrel show was a parody of Black culture,
- Definition summary
- (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.
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How to pronounce minstrel
Dwan Reece: The origins of blackface and Black stereotypes
The typical minstrel show was a parody of Black culture,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “minstrel”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (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.
- (by extension)
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To play (a tune on a musical instrument); to sing (a song).
- (intransitive) To act as a minstrel; to entertain by playing a musical instrument, singing, etc.
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