Maiko

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An apprentice geisha.

    "It is our pleasure to introduce a new maiko."

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geishageisha

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"It is our pleasure to introduce a new maiko."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 舞妓 (maiko, literally “dancing child”).

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