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.

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Origin of gagaku

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

Words nearby gagaku

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