Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buchikamashi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: buchika-mashi
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The heavy collision of the two rikishi during the tachiai at the start of a sumo bout.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ぶちかまし (buchikamashi).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: ぶちかまし

Questions

What does buchikamashi mean?: The heavy collision of the two rikishi during the tachiai at the start of a sumo bout.
Where does buchikamashi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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