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Geisha

//ˈɡeɪ.ʃə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.
  2. 2
    a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 芸者(げいしゃ) (geisha, “artisan”), from Middle Chinese 藝 (MC ngjiejH, “art, craft”) + 者 (MC tsyaeX, “-er”).

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