different between acrobatics vs jongleur

English

Etymology

From acrobat +? -ics.

Noun

acrobatics (uncountable)

1. The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats.
2. A spectacular display of agility.

Translations

Further reading

• acrobatics on Wikiversity.Wikiversity

English

Alternative forms

• jongler

Etymology

Borrowed from French jongleur. Doublet of juggler.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?d????.?l?/, /???.??l?/

Noun

jongleur (plural jongleurs)

1. An itinerant entertainer in medieval England and France; roles included song, music, acrobatics etc.; a troubadour.
   • 1874', John Richard Green, A Short History of the English People

     vivacity and picturesqueness of the jongleur's verse

2. A juggler; a conjurer.
3. A mountebank.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French jongleur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /j???lø?r/
• Hyphenation: jong?leur
• Rhymes: -ø?r

Noun

jongleur m (plural jongleurs)

1. A juggler.

Derived terms

• jongleuren

Related terms

• jongleren

French

Etymology

From Old French jangleor (and various other spellings) from jongler (“to entertain”). Doublet of juggler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.?lœ?/

Noun

jongleur m (plural jongleurs, feminine jongleuse)

1. (dated) an entertainer
2. a juggler
3. (Louisiana) a daydreamer

Descendants

Further reading

• “jongleur” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).