sumo
pronunciation
How to pronounce sumo in British English:
UK [ˈsu:məʊ]
How to pronounce sumo in American English:
US [ˈsumoʊ]
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- Noun:
- a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground
Word Origin
- sumo (n.)
- 1880, from Japanese sumo "to compete."
Example
- 1. Number-crunchers have even uncovered match-fixing in japanese sumo wrestling .
- 2. Just next door is the national sumo stadium .
- 3. Sumo has remained enmeshed in scandal .
- 4. They looked as if they were half sumo wrestlers .
- 5. A novice will typically enter the almost feudalistic world of the sumo stable at age 15 .