n., pl., geisha, or -shas.
One of a class of professional women in Japan trained from girlhood in conversation, dancing, and singing in order to entertain professional or social gatherings of men.
[Japanese : gei, art (from Middle Chinese njejh) + sha, person (from Middle Chinese tšiaq).]
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