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Is geisha a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word geisha is a Scrabble US word. The word geisha is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is geisha a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word geisha is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

G2E1I1S1H4A1

Is geisha a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word geisha is a Words With Friends word. The word geisha is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

G3E1I1S1H3A1

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6-letter words (1 found)

GEISHA,

5-letter words (1 found)

AEGIS,

4-letter words (15 found)

AGES,AHIS,EGIS,EISH,GAES,GASH,GHIS,GIES,HAES,HAGS,HIES,SAGE,SHAG,SHEA,SIGH,

3-letter words (29 found)

AGE,AGS,AHI,AHS,AIS,ASH,EAS,EHS,GAE,GAS,GHI,GIE,GIS,HAE,HAG,HAS,HES,HIE,HIS,ISH,SAE,SAG,SAI,SEA,SEG,SEI,SHA,SHE,SIG,

2-letter words (15 found)

AE,AG,AH,AI,AS,EA,EH,ES,GI,HA,HE,HI,IS,SH,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 62 words from geisha according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of geisha

geisha

Alternative forms

  • geisya

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 芸者(げいしゃ) (geisha, “artisan”), from Middle Chinese 藝 (MC ngjiejH, “art, craft”) + 者 (MC tsyaeX, “-er”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪ.ʃə/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃə

Noun

geisha (plural geisha or geishas)

  1. A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.

Synonyms

  • geisha girl
  • geiko
  • maiko

Derived terms

  • geisha ball
  • geisha girl

Translations

Finnish

Alternative forms

  • geiša

Etymology

From Japanese 芸者(げいしゃ) (geisha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡei̯ʃɑ/, [ˈɡe̞i̯ʃɑ̝]
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡei̯sɑ/, [ˈɡe̞i̯s̠ɑ̝]

Noun

geisha

  1. A geisha.
  2. When used as modifier in compound terms, may also refer to "Geisha" chocolate brand, e.g. geishakakku, geishajäädyke.

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “geisha”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 芸者.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛ.ʃa/, /ɡe.ʃa/, /ɡɛj.ʃa/

Noun

geisha f (plural geishas)

  1. geisha

Derived terms

  • boule de geisha

Further reading

  • “geisha”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Alternative forms

  • gheiscia

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛjʃ.ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛjʃʃa

Noun

geisha f (plural geishe)

  1. geisha

Anagrams

  • saighe

Japanese

Romanization

geisha

  1. Rōmaji transcription of げいしゃ

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • geiscia

Noun

geisha f (plural geisha)

  1. geisha

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 芸者.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡeiʃa/ [ˈɡei̯.ʃa]
  • Rhymes: -eiʃa

Noun

geisha f (plural geishas)

  1. geisha

Further reading

  • “geisha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 芸者 (geisha, “artisan”).

Pronunciation

Noun

geisha (n class, plural geisha)

  1. geisha

Swedish

Noun

geisha c

  1. geisha

Declension

Derived terms

  • geishakula
  • geishaskola

References

  • geisha in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • geisha in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Source: wiktionary.org