Meanings
noungeiko (plural geikos)
plural geikos
- Synonym of geisha.
For geishas - sorry, for geikos - the wig covers the whole head. Apprentices, on the other hand, are entitled to only a half-wig, while, in the front, their own hair is brushed, back-combed, and sprayed heavily to finish the look.
2002, Catherine Bergman, From the Japanese: A Journalist in the Empire of the ResignedSynonyms: geisha
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of geisha.
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Origin
- Japanese芸子
- Englishgeiko
Borrowed from Japanese 芸子 (geiko) (from the Kyoto dialect).
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APA
geiko. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geiko
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“geiko.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geiko. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geiko,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geiko.
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