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sarugaku

sarugaku noun: a form of Japanese theater popular during the 11th to 14th centuries.

Noun

sarugaku (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A form of Japanese theater popular during the 11th to 14th centuries.

Origin of sarugaku

From Japanese 猿楽 (literally “monkey music”).

Questions about sarugaku

What does sarugaku mean?
Sarugaku means a form of Japanese theater popular during the 11th to 14th centuries.
What part of speech is sarugaku?
Sarugaku is a noun.

Words near sarugaku in the dictionary

  1. Sartrian
  2. Sartrians
  3. sarts
  4. Sarua
  5. sarubobo
  6. sarugaku
  7. saruj
  8. Saruk
  9. Saruks
  10. sarule
  11. sarules

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