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butoh.

A form of Japanese contemporary dance.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A form of Japanese contemporary dance.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Japanese 舞踏 (butō). The trailing “h” is to indicate the pronunciation; compare bokeh.

noun
  1. Penis

    Manglish · Singlish · colloquial · vulgar
  2. Term of abuse.

    Manglish · Singlish · colloquial · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Malay butuh.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.