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onnagata

UK/ˌɒnəˈɡɑːtə/

onnagata noun: a male actor who plays female roles in Japanese kabuki theatre.

Noun

onnagata (plural onnagatas or onnagata)

  1. A male actor who plays female roles in Japanese kabuki theatre.

Forms of onnagata

pluralonnagatas
pluralonnagata

Origin of onnagata

From Japanese 女形 (おんながた, onnagata), a compound of 女 (おんな, onna, “woman”) + 形 (かた, kata, “form”).

Words that rhyme with onnagata

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Questions about onnagata

What does onnagata mean?
Onnagata means a male actor who plays female roles in Japanese kabuki theatre.
What part of speech is onnagata?
Onnagata is a noun.
How do you pronounce onnagata?
Onnagata is pronounced /ˌɒnəˈɡɑːtə/ (UK).
What is the plural of onnagata?
The plural of onnagata is onnagatas.

Words near onnagata in the dictionary

  1. onmun
  2. Onmyodo
  3. Onmyōdō
  4. Onn
  5. onna
  6. onnagata
  7. onnagatas
  8. onned
  9. Onnian
  10. onning
  11. ono

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