butoh

English

Etymology

Japanese 舞踏 (butō), from Middle Chinese 舞踏 (mjú-táw "dance") (compare Mandarin wǔdǎo 舞蹈, Cantonese mou5 dou6 舞蹈), from Old Chinese 舞蹈 (*kə.maʔ tˁawʔ "dance [for joy or praise]"), from 舞 ("dance") + 蹈 ("step"). The trailing “h” is to indicate the pronunciation – compare bokeh.

Noun

butoh (uncountable)

  1. A form of Japanese contemporary dance.

Adjective

butoh (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to butoh.
    She’s a butoh dancer.

Anagrams

Malay

Noun

butoh

  1. (dialectal, Sambas) penis
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