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geisha

/ˈɡeɪ.ʃə/

geisha noun: a Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.

geisha: a Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and...
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Noun

geisha (plural geisha or geishas)

  1. A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.
    Synonyms:
    geisha girl, geiko, maiko

geisha meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic

geisha in Hindi

a Japanese entertainer
गीशा gīśā

geisha in Urdu

a Japanese entertainer
گیشا gīśā

geisha in Bengali

a Japanese entertainer
গিশা giśa

geisha in Arabic

a Japanese entertainer
غَيْشَا ḡayšā
More languagesFewer languages
geisha in Malay
geisya
geisha in Persian
گیشا geyšâ
geisha in Thai
เกอิชา gee-ì-chaa
geisha in Vietnamese
geisha, nghệ giả
geisha in Myanmar
ဂေးရှား ge:hra:

Synonyms of geisha

Forms of geisha

pluralgeisha
pluralgeishas
alternative formgeisya

Plural of geisha: geisha or geishas

Origin of geisha

Borrowed from Japanese 芸者(げいしゃ) (geisha, “artisan”), from Middle Chinese 藝 (MC ngjiejH, “art, craft”) + 者 (MC tsyaeX, “-er”).

Words formed from geisha

Phrases with geisha

Words that rhyme with geisha

Questions about geisha

What does geisha mean?
Geisha means a Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.
What is geisha in Hindi?
Geisha in Hindi is गीशा (gīśā). See Geisha meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is geisha?
Geisha is a noun.
How do you pronounce geisha?
Geisha is pronounced /ˈɡeɪ.ʃə/.
What is the plural of geisha?
The plural of geisha is geisha.

Words near geisha in the dictionary

  1. Geisenheimers
  2. Geisens
  3. Geiseric
  4. geises
  5. geish
  6. geisha
  7. geisha ball
  8. geisha balls
  9. geishas
  10. geishes
  11. Geisinger

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