jongleur

English

/ˈd͡ʒɑŋ.ɡlɚ/

noun

Definitions

An itinerant entertainer in medieval England and France; roles included song, music, acrobatics etc.; a troubadour.
A juggler; a conjurer.
A mountebank.

Etymology

Borrowed from French jongleur (juggler).

Origin

French

jongleur

Gloss

juggler

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Jongleur German
zsonglőr Hungarian
jongleur French
жонглёр Russian
sjonglør Norwegian Bokmål
sjonglør Norwegian Nynorsk
jonglør Danish
žonglér Czech
jogleur Old French