Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chongake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chon-gake
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kimarite in which the attacker hooks his heel behind that of his opponent from the inside, pulls the leg towards him, grabs the opponent's arm on the same side and twists him sideways and backwards.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ちょん掛け, literally "pulling heel hook".

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: ちょん掛け

Questions

What does chongake mean?: A kimarite in which the attacker hooks his heel behind that of his opponent from the inside, pulls the leg towards him, grabs the opponent's arm on the same side and twists him sideways and backwards.
Where does chongake come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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