noun🔗ShareMénestrelA medieval traveling entertainer who would sing and recite poetry, often to his own musical accompaniment."The minstrel entertained the villagers with songs and poems, playing his lute as he sang. "Le ménestrel divertissait les villageois avec des chansons et des poèmes, jouant de son luth pendant qu'il chantait.musicentertainmentliteraturepersonhistoryculturetraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMénestrelOne of a troupe of entertainers who wore black makeup (blackface) to present a so-called minstrel show, being a variety show of song, dance and banjo music."The old minstrel show posters, depicting exaggerated blackface characters, were a painful reminder of a racist past. "Les vieilles affiches de spectacles de ménestrels, représentant des personnages en blackface exagérés, étaient un douloureux rappel d'un passé raciste.cultureentertainmentmusichistoryraceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
