Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baritsu

/bɑːˈɹɪtsuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bar-it-su
IPA: /bɑːˈɹɪtsuː/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Bartitsu, a martial art, based on jujitsu, popular in late-Victorian England.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We tottered together upon the brink of the fall. I have some knowledge, however, of baritsu, or the Japanese system of wrestling, which has more than once been very useful to me."

Etymology

Variant of Bartitsu, used mainly after Conan Doyle (for whom it may have been a misprint).

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Bartitsu (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce baritsu?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɑːˈɹɪtsuː/.
What does baritsu mean?: Bartitsu, a martial art, based on jujitsu, popular in late-Victorian England.
Where does baritsu come from?: Variant of Bartitsu, used mainly after Conan Doyle (for whom it may have been a misprint).

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