fabliau
/ˈfæblɪəʊ/noun
(pl. fabliaux /-əʊz/)
- a metrical tale, typically a bawdily humorous one, of a type found chiefly in early French poetry故事诗(一种韵文, 故事多见于早期法国诗歌, 带有粗俗、幽默等特点)。
词源
from Old French (Picard dialect) fabliaux, plural of fablel 'short fable', diminutive of fable.