Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zenpai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zen-pai
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the act of losing every bout in a tournament

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 全敗 (zenpai, “utter defeat”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 全敗

Phrases

zensho yusho

Frequently Paired Words

zensho yusho

Questions

What does zenpai mean?: the act of losing every bout in a tournament
Where does zenpai come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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