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ghawazee

/ɡəˈwɑːziː/

ghawazee noun: a type of female dancer popular in Egypt in the 19th century, who danced in a style similar to the belly dance.

Noun

ghawazee (plural ghawazees)

  1. A type of female dancer popular in Egypt in the 19th century, who danced in a style similar to the belly dance.

Forms of ghawazee

pluralghawazees

Origin of ghawazee

From Arabic غَوَازٍ (ḡawāzin), the plural of غَازِيَة (ḡāziya), the feminine of غَازٍ (ḡāzin, “ghazi, raider, aggressor, conqueror”). The dancers were so called because they were said to "conquer" the hearts of their audience.

Questions about ghawazee

What does ghawazee mean?
Ghawazee means a type of female dancer popular in Egypt in the 19th century, who danced in a style similar to the belly dance.
What part of speech is ghawazee?
Ghawazee is a noun.
How do you pronounce ghawazee?
Ghawazee is pronounced /ɡəˈwɑːziː/.
What is the plural of ghawazee?
The plural of ghawazee is ghawazees.

Words near ghawazee in the dictionary

  1. ghaut
  2. ghauts
  3. ghavial
  4. ghavials
  5. ghawa syndrome
  6. ghawazee
  7. ghawazees
  8. Ghawazi
  9. ghaychak
  10. ghaychaks
  11. ghayn

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