Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tang soo do

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: tang -soo -do
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a Korean martial art

Uncountable

Etymology

From Korean 당수도(唐手道) (dangsudo), possibly related to Japanese 唐手道 (karatedō, “the way of karate”) (now 空手道). First attributed in 1957.

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: 당수도(唐手道), 唐手道

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does tang soo do mean?: a Korean martial art
Where does tang soo do come from?: It is traced to Korean.

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