Etymology

okiya

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Today it means: The lodging-house of a geisha. Full definition →

Japanese 置屋
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from置屋
  2. Japanese · borrowed from置屋
  3. English todayokiya

Borrowed from Japanese 置屋.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.