Nautch
/nɔːt͡ʃ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"‘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).