noun🔗ShareМенестрель, бардA 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. "Менестрель развлекал жителей деревни песнями и стихами, играя на лютне во время пения.musicentertainmentliteraturepersonhistoryculturetraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareМенестрельOne 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. "Старые плакаты менестрель-шоу, изображающие преувеличенных персонажей с гримом «блэкфейс», были болезненным напоминанием о расистском прошлом.cultureentertainmentmusichistoryraceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading