buto

[ boo-toh ]

noun

a contemporary expressionist dance form that originated in postwar Japan, first called Ankoku Butoh, or Dance of Utter Darkness.

Origin of buto

First recorded in 1955–60; Japanese, literally “dance,” from (ankoku) butō “dance (of darkness)”

Only in one case is the animal which is the buto, also the animal which gives its name to the kema.
Social Origins and Primal Law | Andrew Lang
The dualism of buto and Hierakonpolis really lasted throughout Egyptian history.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria In The Light Of Recent Discovery | L.W. King and H.R. Hall
Now we are on a rail-road, I nev-er seened this rail-road be-fore buto what a pret-ty ba-by.
The Witches of New York | Q. K. Philander Doesticks
Having heard of the relics of some winged serpents near the city of buto, he went to see them.
Bible Animals; | J. G. Wood
My lunch that day consisted of a large piece of raw salmon, which was easily digested in riding nine more miles to Saru-buto.
Alone with the Hairy Ainu | A. H. Savage Landor

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