Etymology

manzai

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Today it means: A traditional Japanese form of double-act stand-up comedy, with deliberate misunderstandings, puns and other wordplay. Full definition →

Japanese 漫才
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from漫才
  2. English todaymanzai

Borrowed from Japanese 漫才 (manzai).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.