musmè

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French mousmé, from Japanese (むすめ, musume, daughter; girl).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /muˈzmɛ/*
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: mu‧smè

Noun

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musmè f (invariable)

  1. (historical) mousmé, term used to refer to the girls in Japanese brothels

Further reading

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  • musmè in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana