Noh

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Noh¹

Where it comes from

An irregular romanization of Japanese 能 (nō, literally “[performing] skill, talent”).

noun Nohs · No · Nō

  1. uncountable A kind of classical Japanese musical drama.
  2. countable, dated, possibly, rare An individual play in this style. For quotations using this term, see Citations:Noh.

NOH²

noun NOHs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of notice of hearing.notice of hearing

noh³

  • /nəʊ/ UK
  • /noʊ/ US

Sounds like no, know · Rhymes with -əʊ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 能 (nō), from Middle Chinese 能 (nong, “talent, ability”).

noun nō · nou

  1. uncountable A form of classical Japanese music drama.

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