Etymology

butoh

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Today it means: A form of Japanese contemporary dance. Full definition →

Japanese 舞踏
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butoh · noun1

  1. Japanese · borrowed from舞踏
  2. English todaybutoh

From Japanese 舞踏 (butō). The trailing “h” is to indicate the pronunciation; compare bokeh.

butoh · noun2

  1. Malay · borrowed frombutuh
  2. Malay · borrowed frombutuh
  3. English todaybutoh

Borrowed from Malay butuh.

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