kabuki
noun /kəˈbuːki/
/kəˈbuːki/
[uncountable] (from Japanese)- traditional Japanese theatre, in which songs, dance and mime are performed by men
Topics Film and theatrec2歌舞伎(日本传统剧种,由男子表演) 词源Japanese, originally as a verb meaning ‘act dissolutely’, later interpreted as if from ka ‘song’ + bu ‘dance’ + ki ‘art’.