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nautch
(nautch)
Pronunciation:
/nɔːtʃ/
noun
(in South Asia) a traditional dance performed by professional dancing girls:
[
as modifier
]
:
a nautch girl
Origin:
from Hindi
nāc
, from Prakrit
nachcha
, from Sanskrit
nṛtya
'dancing'
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