Ghawazi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Ghawazi

Etymology

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

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