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geisha
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gei·sha  (gsh, g-)
n. pl. geisha or gei·shas
One of a class of professional women in Japan trained from girlhood in conversation, dancing, and singing in order to entertain professional or social gatherings of men.

[Japanese : gei, art (from Middle Chinese ejh) + sha, person (from Middle Chinese tia).]

geisha [ˈgeɪʃə]
n pl -sha, -shas
a professional female companion for men in Japan, trained in music, dancing, and the art of conversation
[from Japanese, from gei art + sha person, from Ancient Chinese ngi and che]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.geisha - a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancinggeisha - a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing
Japanese, Nipponese - a native or inhabitant of Japan
adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
Translations
geisha [ˈgeɪʃə] N (geisha or geishas (pl)) → geisha f

geisha [ˈgeɪʃə] ngeisha f

geisha (girl)
nGeisha f

geisha
n geisha [ˈgeiʃə]
(oftengeisha girl) a Japanese girl trained to entertain (men) by her conversation, dancing etc. geisja فتاة الجيشا اليابانيَّه гейша gejša geisha die Geisha γκέισα geisha geiša گیشا geisha geisha גֵּישָה नर्तकी gejša gésa geisha geisja geisha 芸者 게이샤(藝者) geiša geiša geisha geisha geisha gejsza gueixa gheişă гейша gejša gejša gejša geisha หญิงญี่ปุ่นที่มีอาชีพร้องเพลงเต้นรำ geyşa (日本)藝妓 гейша شائقین کا دل بہلانے کے لیے رقص و موسیقی کی تربیت یافتہ جاپانی حسینہ cô gái Nhật được huấn luyện để mua vui cho đàn ông bằng cách trò chuyện, khiêu vũ hoặc ca hát


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