Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tegatana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tegatana
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ceremonial gesture made by a winning wrestler after receiving his prize money.

Etymology

From Japanese 手刀 (tegatana, “knife hand”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 手刀

Questions

What does tegatana mean?: The ceremonial gesture made by a winning wrestler after receiving his prize money.
Where does tegatana come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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