Nautch

/nɔːt͡ʃ/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A dance in South Asia, performed by professional dancing girls.

    "‘We will punish no one, no one,’ he repeated, ‘and in the evening we will give a great banquet with a nautch, and lovely girls shall shine on every side of the tank […].’"

  2. 2
    an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls wordnet

Example

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"‘We will punish no one, no one,’ he repeated, ‘and in the evening we will give a great banquet with a nautch, and lovely girls shall shine on every side of the tank […].’"

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani नाच / ناچ (nāc).

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