The story
- Japanese · borrowed from女形
- English todayonnagata
From Japanese 女形 (おんながた, onnagata), a compound of 女 (おんな, onna, “woman”) + 形 (かた, kata, “form”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
onnagata
Today it means: A male actor who plays female roles in Japanese kabuki theatre. Full definition →
Japanese 女形