mousmé

/ˈmuːsmeɪ/

noun

A Japanese young woman or mistress.

OriginJapanese 娘 →
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Meanings

nounmousmé (plural mousmés)

plural mousmés · alternative mousmée · alternative musume

  1. historicalA Japanese young woman or mistress.

    “Hello, Kit.” She stared a moment through Miss Tsurigane. “Who's the mousmée?”

    2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 628

Origin

  1. Japanese娘“daughter, girl”
  2. Englishmousmé

From Japanese 娘 (musume, “daughter, girl”).

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