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nautch (nôc̸h)

noun

in India, a performance by professional dancing girls (nautch girls)

Etymology: Hindi nāc < Prakrit nacca < Sans nṛtya, dancing < nṛt, to dance

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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