Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tawara

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: tawara
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the straw bales, packed with earth, placed in a circle on the dohyo and forming the area that the rikishi must stay inside.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 俵 (tawara).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 俵

Frequently Paired Words

fumidawara

Questions

What does tawara mean?: Any of the straw bales, packed with earth, placed in a circle on the dohyo and forming the area that the rikishi must stay inside.
Where does tawara come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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