fabliau

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ˈfæblɪˌəʊ/, French: /fɑblijo/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fab′lē ō′; Fr. fa blē ō′)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
fab•li•au  (fab′lē ō′; Fr. fa blē ō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. fab•li•aux 
    (fab′lē ōz′; Fr. fa blē ō′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Poetrya short metrical tale, usually ribald and humorous, popular in medieval France.
  • French; Old North French form of Old French fablel, fableau, equivalent. to fable fable + -el diminutive suffix; see -elle
  • 1795–1805

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fabliau / ˈfæblɪˌəʊ fɑblijo/ ( fabliaux / ˈfæblɪˌəʊz fɑblijo/)
  1. a comic, usually ribald, verse tale, of a kind popular in France in the 12th and 13th centuries
Etymology: 19th Century: from French: a little tale, from fable tale

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