Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tachimochi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tachi-mochi
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rikishi who participates in the dohyo-iri ceremony of a yokozuna by carrying a sword behind him.

Etymology

From Japanese 太刀持ち (tachimochi, “sword bearer”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 太刀持ち

Questions

What does tachimochi mean?: A rikishi who participates in the dohyo-iri ceremony of a yokozuna by carrying a sword behind him.
Where does tachimochi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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