kabuki
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
kabuki /kəˈbuːki/
▶noun a form of traditional Japanese drama performed by men, with highly stylized song, mime, and dance.
– origin Japanese, orig. as a verb meaning ‘act dissolutely’, later interpreted as if from ka ‘song’ + bu ‘dance’ + ki ‘art’.
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