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English
Etymology
From Japanese 娘 (musume, “daughter, girl”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mousmé (plural mousmés)
- (historical) A Japanese young woman or mistress.
2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 628:“Hello, Kit.” She stared a moment through Miss Tsurigane. “Who's the mousmée?”
French
Noun
mousmé f (plural mousmés)
- mousmé
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