English
manzai
Manzai comes from Japanese 漫才 ‘Japanese double act stand-up comedy’.
- Japanesemodern漫才manzai‘Japanese double act stand-up comedy’
- Englishtodaymanzai
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
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- Japanesemodern漫才manzai‘Japanese double act stand-up comedy’
- Englishtodaymanzai
Every English word from Japanese 漫才
Today it means
noun A traditional Japanese form of double-act stand-up comedy, with deliberate misunderstandings, puns and other wordplay.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 漫才 / manzai