geisha
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gei·sha
(gā′shə, gē′-)n. pl. geisha or gei·shas
A Japanese girl or woman who is trained to entertain professional or social gatherings of men with conversation, dancing, and singing.
[Japanese : gei, art, skill (from Middle Chinese ŋjiaj`; also the source of Mandarin yì) + sha, person (from Middle Chinese tʂia´, pronoun for the head of a relative clause; also the source of Mandarin zhě).]
geisha
(ˈɡeɪʃə)n, pl -sha or -shas
a professional female companion for men in Japan, trained in music, dancing, and the art of conversation
[C19: from Japanese, from gei art + sha person, from Ancient Chinese ngi and che]
gei•sha
(ˈgeɪ ʃə, ˈgi-)n., pl. -sha, -shas.
a Japanese woman trained as a professional singer, dancer, and companion for men.
[1890–95; < Japanese, =gei arts (< Chinese) + -sha person (< Chinese)]
geisha
A Japanese word meaning art person, used to mean a young woman trained in the arts of music, dancing, and conversation to act as a professional companion for men.
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| Noun | 1. |  geisha - a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancingadult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
Translations
غيشافتاة الجيشا اليابانيَّه
gejša
geisha
geiša
gésa
geisja
芸妓芸子
geiša
geiša
gejša
geyşa
geisha (girl)
n → Geisha f
geisha
(ˈgeiʃə) noun (often geisha girl) a Japanese girl trained to entertain (men) by her conversation, dancing etc.