Associations to the word «Nautch»

Wiktionary

NAUTCH, noun. A dance in South Asia, performed by professional dancing girls.
NAUTCH GIRL, noun. In South Asia, a dancing girl who performs the nautch. [from 19th c.]

Dictionary definition

NAUTCH, noun. An intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats