sumo

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
8
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈsuːməʊ/

Definition of sumo

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  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.
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noun

  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).
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of small ubiquitin-related modifier.

name

  1. A Misumalpan language of Nicaragua.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, slang)Abbreviation of Pokémon Sun and Moon.

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Etymology

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

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