geisha

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing

Borrowed from Japanese 芸者(げいしゃ) (geisha, “artisan”), from Middle Chinese 藝 (MC ngjiejH, “art, craft”) + 者 (MC tsyaeX, “-er”).

"The Geisha" was to be performed for the first time. — The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
And they call me the jewel of Asia, Of Asia, The geisha. — Ulysses, James Joyce
Presumably he didn't have all that many occasions to flirt with geisha. — The Samurai Strategy, Thomas Hoover

geisha girl

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