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nagauta

nagauta noun: a form of traditional Japanese vocal music, often used in kabuki theatre.

Noun

nagauta (uncountable)

  1. A form of traditional Japanese vocal music, often used in kabuki theatre.
    • She was to have four classes that morning—shamisen, dance, tea ceremony, and a form of singing we call nagauta.1997, Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha

Origin of nagauta

Borrowed from Japanese 長唄 (nagauta).

Questions about nagauta

What does nagauta mean?
Nagauta means a form of traditional Japanese vocal music, often used in kabuki theatre.
What part of speech is nagauta?
Nagauta is a noun.

Words near nagauta in the dictionary

  1. nagaswarams
  2. Nagata
  3. Nagatas
  4. nagatelite
  5. Nagaur
  6. nagauta
  7. Nagavali
  8. nagavator
  9. nagavators
  10. Nagbacalan
  11. Nagbukel

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