sumo

Meaning

1. (uncountable) A stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground.
2. (colloquial, countable) A rikishi (sumo wrestler).

Synonyms

sumo wrestling

Translations

sumo

sumô

sumo

Sumo

السومو

sumo

سومو

سُومُو

sumo

σούμο

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsuːməʊ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 相(す)撲(もう) (sumō).