nautanki

Meaning

Noun

A type of Indian folk theatre, based on folklore and mythological dramas with interludes of song and dance.
An individual performance of this kind.

Origin

Borrowed from Hindi नौटंकी, from the title of a play based on a Multani folktale, ‘The Musical Drama of Queen Nautanki’.

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