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geiko

geiko noun: synonym of geisha.

Noun

geiko (plural geikos)

  1. Synonym of geisha.
    • For geishas - sorry, for geikos - the wig covers the whole head. Apprentices, on the other hand, are entitled to only a half-wig, while, in the front, their own hair is brushed, back-combed, and sprayed heavily to finish the look.2002, Catherine Bergman, From the Japanese: A Journalist in the Empire of the Resigned
    Synonyms:
    geisha

Synonyms of geiko

Forms of geiko

pluralgeikos

Origin of geiko

Borrowed from Japanese 芸子 (geiko) (from the Kyoto dialect).

Questions about geiko

What does geiko mean?
Geiko means synonym of geisha.
What part of speech is geiko?
Geiko is a noun.
What is the plural of geiko?
The plural of geiko is geikos.

Words near geiko in the dictionary

  1. geikielite
  2. geikielites
  3. Geikies
  4. geikiid
  5. geikiids
  6. geiko
  7. geikos
  8. Geil
  9. geilfine
  10. Geils
  11. geilsiekte

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