geiko

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 芸子 (geiko) (from the Kyoto dialect).

Noun

geiko (plural geikos)

1. Synonym of geisha
   • 2002, Catherine Bergman, From the Japanese: A Journalist in the Empire of the Resigned:

     For geishas - sorry, for geikos - the wig covers the whole head. Apprentices, on the other hand, are entitled to only a half-wig, while, in the front, their own hair is brushed, back-combed, and sprayed heavily to finish the look.

Further reading

• geiko on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Japanese

Romanization

geiko

1. Rōmaji transcription of げいこ