sumo

su·mo  (sm)

n.

A Japanese form of wrestling in which a fighter loses if forced from the ring or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground.

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[Japanese sum : su, mutually + m, to rush at.]

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sumo [ˈsuːməʊ]

n

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Wrestling) the national style of wrestling of Japan, the object of which is to force one's opponent to touch the ground with any part of his body except the soles of his feet or to step out of the ring

[from Japanese sumō]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sumo - 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 sport - the occupation of athletes who compete for pay rassling, wrestling, grappling - the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

Translations

sumo [ˈsuːməʊ] N

1. (Sport) (also sumo wrestling) → sumo m

2. (also sumo wrestler) → luchador m de sumo

sumo [ˈsuːməʊ] sumo wrestling n → sumo m
sumo wrestler n → sumotori m

sumo

n → Sumo nt; sumo wrestler → Sumoringer m

sumo [ˈsuːməʊ] sumo wrestling n → sumo m inv

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sumo [ˈsuːməʊ] sumo wrestling n → sumo m inv