Definitions for nautchnɔtʃ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

nautchnɔtʃ(n.)

  1. (in colonial India) a performance by one or more professional female dancers.

    Category: Indian (India)

Origin of nautch:

1800–10; < Hindi nāch

Princeton's WordNet

  1. nautch, nauch, nautch dance(noun)

    an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls

Wiktionary

  1. nautch(Noun)

    A dance in South Asia, performed by professional dancing girls.

  2. Origin: From Hindustani नाच / ناچ.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Nautch(noun)

    an entertainment consisting chiefly of dancing by professional dancing (or Nautch) girls


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