gagaku

[ gah-gah-koo ]

/ gɑˈgɑ ku /

noun

the select group of Japanese men who, as both dancers and musicians, perform the bugaku.

the style of music played to accompany the bugaku.

Nearby words

gag order, gag reflex, gag rule, gag-bit, gaga, gagaku, gagarin, gagauzi, gage, gager, gagger

Origin of gagaku

< Japanese < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese yǎ elegant + yuè music; cf. bugaku

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