Geisha

//ˈɡeɪ.ʃə// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

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

Synonyms

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geisha girlgeisha girlartistartisteballerinaballet dancer

Example

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"When a native speaker of Japanese says, "You talk like geisha," he's telling you you're not hip to the extra-grammatical dimensions of his language."

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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geisha ballgeisha girltea ceremony

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