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bunraku

bunraku noun: a traditional form of Japanese puppet theatre.

Noun

bunraku (uncountable)

  1. A traditional form of Japanese puppet theatre.

Origin of bunraku

Borrowing from Japanese 文楽 (bunraku).

Questions about bunraku

What does bunraku mean?
Bunraku means a traditional form of Japanese puppet theatre.
What part of speech is bunraku?
Bunraku is a noun.

Words near bunraku in the dictionary

  1. bunolol
  2. bunolophodont
  3. bunolophodonty
  4. bunoselenodont
  5. bunostomiasis
  6. bunraku
  7. buns
  8. Bunschoten
  9. Bunsen
  10. Bunsen burner
  11. Bunsen burners

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