Nautch

Nautch
Nautch Nautch, n. [Hind. n[=a]ch, fr. Skr. n[.r]tya dance.] An entertainment consisting chiefly of dancing by professional dancing (or Nautch) girls. [India]

Syn: nauch. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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