geisha

gei·sha

G0071500 (gā′shə, gē′-)n. pl. geisha or gei·shas A Japanese girl or woman who is trained to entertain professional or social gatherings of men with conversation, dancing, and singing.

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[Japanese : gei, art, skill (from Middle Chinese ŋjiaj`; also the source of Mandarin yì) + sha, person (from Middle Chinese tʂia´, pronoun for the head of a relative clause; also the source of Mandarin zhě).]

geisha

(ˈɡeɪʃə) n, pl -sha or -shasa professional female companion for men in Japan, trained in music, dancing, and the art of conversation[C19: from Japanese, from gei art + sha person, from Ancient Chinese ngi and che]

gei•sha

(ˈgeɪ ʃə, ˈgi-)

n., pl. -sha, -shas. a Japanese woman trained as a professional singer, dancer, and companion for men. [1890–95; < Japanese, =gei arts (< Chinese) + -sha person (< Chinese)]

geisha

A Japanese word meaning art person, used to mean a young woman trained in the arts of music, dancing, and conversation to act as a professional companion for men.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

geisha - a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancinggeisha girlJapanese, Nipponese - a native or inhabitant of Japanadult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"

Translations

歌妓艺妓

geisha

(ˈgeiʃə) noun (often geisha girl) a Japanese girl trained to entertain (men) by her conversation, dancing etc. (日本)藝妓 （日）艺妓，歌妓