kyogen

A form of traditional Japanese theatre, once performed alongside noh as a comic intermission.
A work in this genre.

Borrowed from Japanese 狂言 (kyōgen きょうげん), from Middle Chinese 狂言 (güang-ngjon "crazed ramblings"), from 狂 ("crazy", "mad") + 言 ("speech").

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