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sumo.

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.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsuːməʊ/
  1. 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.

    uncountable
  2. A rikishi (sumo wrestler).

    colloquial · countable
Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.