Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

makuuchi dohyo-iri

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: maku-uchi -do-hy-o-iri
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group ring-entering ceremony performed by all members of the makuuchi division, except the yokozuna, after the juryo bouts.

Etymology

From Japanese 幕内土俵入り (makuuchi dohyō-iri, literally “makuuchi ring-entering”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 幕内土俵入り

Questions

What does makuuchi dohyo-iri mean?: A group ring-entering ceremony performed by all members of the makuuchi division, except the yokozuna, after the juryo bouts.
Where does makuuchi dohyo-iri come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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