"geiko" meaning in English

See geiko in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: geikos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 芸子 (geiko) (from the Kyoto dialect). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|芸子|tr=geiko}} Japanese 芸子 (geiko) Head templates: {{en-noun}} geiko (plural geikos)
  1. Synonym of geisha Categories (place): Japan Synonyms: geisha [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-geiko-en-noun-L02rl31o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "2": "ja",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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        {
          "kind": "place",
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          "name": "Japan",
          "orig": "en:Japan",
          "parents": [
            "Asia",
            "Earth",
            "Eurasia",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "ref": "2002, Catherine Bergman, From the Japanese: A Journalist in the Empire of the Resigned:",
          "text": "For geishas - sorry, for geikos - the wig covers the whole head. Apprentices, on the other hand, are entitled to only a half-wig, while, in the front, their own hair is brushed, back-combed, and sprayed heavily to finish the look.",
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