musmè

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mousmé, from Japanese 娘 (むすめ, musume, “daughter; girl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈzmɛ/^*
• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Hyphenation: mu‧smè

Noun

musmè f (invariable)

1. (historical) mousmé, term used to refer to the girls in Japanese brothels

Further reading

• musmè in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana