"ウウ" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

Forms: ū [romanization]
Etymology: From English woman. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|en|woman}} English woman Head templates: {{ja-noun}} ウウ • (ū)
  1. (delinquent cant) geisha or prostitute Synonyms: 芸者, 娼婦 (english: prostitute)
    Sense id: en-ウウ-ja-noun-9kzCksqI Categories (other): Japanese cant, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese katakana, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
  2. (student cant) a woman Synonyms: 女
    Sense id: en-ウウ-ja-noun-bnngEl2N Categories (other): Japanese cant, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese katakana, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
     
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    "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten",
    "Shōgakukan",
    "Tokyo",
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    "ja:日本国語大辞典"
  ],
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