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danpatsushiki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dan-pat-sushi-ki
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ceremony in which the topknot of a retiring rikishi is cut off.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 断髪式 (danpatsushiki).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does danpatsushiki mean?
The ceremony in which the topknot of a retiring rikishi is cut off.
Where does danpatsushiki come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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