Ghawazi

English

A group of Ghawai.

Etymology

Arabic غَوَازِي (ḡawāzī) (singular غَازِيَة (ḡāziya)) meaning "conqueror", i.e. conquering the hearts of the audience.

Noun

Ghawazi pl (plural only)

1. A group of Egyptian dancing girls of the Nawar people, whose suggestive dancing was seen as improper.

References

• “Ghawazi”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.