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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mawashi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
mawashi
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belt worn by rikishi during training and in competition

Etymology

From Japanese 廻し or 回し (mawashi), same meaning.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

kesho-mawashi

Questions

What does mawashi mean?
The belt worn by rikishi during training and in competition
Where does mawashi come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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