Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

makuuchi-kaku

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: maku-uchi-kaku
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The gyoji who referees bouts involving a rikishi from the makuuchi division.

Etymology

From Japanese 幕内格 (makuuchi-kaku).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 幕内格

Questions

What does makuuchi-kaku mean?: The gyoji who referees bouts involving a rikishi from the makuuchi division.
Where does makuuchi-kaku come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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