Etymology of the English word burlesque
the English word
burlesquederived from the French word
burlesquederived from the Italian word
burlescoderived from the Italian word
burladerived from the Spanish word
burladerived from the Latin root
*burruladerived from the Late Latin word
burraederived from the Latin word
burra (small cow with a red mouth, muzzle; shaggy garment)
Date
The earliest known usage of burlesque in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
burlesqued,
burlesquingCognates
Dutch
burlesk, German
burlesk, Norwegian
burlesk, Swedish
burleskUsage
Word found in Modern English
