oshaku

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noun

An apprentice geisha having the role of pouring sake or other alcoholic beverages for others.

OriginJapanese お酌 →
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Meanings

nounoshaku (plural oshaku)
  1. An apprentice geisha having the role of pouring sake or other alcoholic beverages for others.

Origin

  1. Japaneseお酌
  2. Englishoshaku

From Japanese お酌 (o-shaku).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Houska
Cite this entry
APA

oshaku. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oshaku

MLA

“oshaku.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oshaku. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oshaku,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oshaku.

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