"maiko" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: maikos [plural], maiko [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 舞妓 (maiko, literally “dancing child”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|舞妓|lit=dancing child|tr=maiko}} Japanese 舞妓 (maiko, literally “dancing child”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|maiko}} maiko (plural maikos or maiko)
  1. An apprentice geisha. Wikipedia link: maiko Categories (place): Japan Translations (apprentice geisha): 舞妓 (wǔjì) (Chinese Mandarin), 舞妓 (maiko) (alt: まいこ) (Japanese), 마이코 (maiko) (Korean), ма́йко (májko) [feminine, indeclinable] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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