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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).]

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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]

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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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geisha - a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing

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adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"

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[ˈgeɪʃə] N (geisha or geishas (pl)) → geisha f

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geisha

(ˈgeiʃə) noun

(often geisha girl) a Japanese girl trained to entertain (men) by her conversation, dancing etc. geisha

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