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tisese

tisese noun: the practice of walking marriage.

Noun

tisese (uncountable)

  1. The practice of walking marriage.
    • Known in Mandarin as zouhun, or walking marriage, tiesese is an alternative to matrimony in which men visit women at night to fulfill the need for procreation and sexual gratification.2015 October 25, Amy Qin, “‘Kingdom of Daughters’ in China Draws Tourists to Its Matrilineal Society”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    zouhun

Synonyms of tisese

Origin of tisese

From Narua tisese (“walking back and forth”).

Questions about tisese

What does tisese mean?
Tisese means the practice of walking marriage.
What part of speech is tisese?
Tisese is a noun.

Words near tisese in the dictionary

  1. Tisdel
  2. Tisdell
  3. Tisdells
  4. Tisdels
  5. TISE
  6. tisese
  7. tish
  8. Tisha
  9. Tisha B'Ab
  10. Tisha B'Av
  11. Tishbite

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