"sumo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsuːməʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sumo.wav Forms: sumo [plural], sumos [plural]
enPR: so͞o'mō Rhymes: -uːməʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 相(す)撲(もう) (sumō). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|-}} Borrowed from Japanese, {{ja-r|相%撲|す%もう}} 相(す)撲(もう) (sumō) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|sumo|s}} sumo (countable and uncountable, plural sumo or sumos)
  1. (uncountable) A stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sumo, Wrestling Translations (form of wrestling): سُومُو (sūmū) [masculine] (Arabic), սումո [sumo, wrestling, martial-arts, sports, military, war, government, politics, hobbies, lifestyle] (Armenian), сумо́ (sumó) [neuter] (Belarusian), সুমো (śumō) (Bengali), сумо́ (sumó) (Bulgarian), ဆူမို (hcumui) (Burmese), 相撲 /相扑 (xiāngpū) (Chinese Mandarin), sumoo (Esperanto), sumopaini (Finnish), sumo (Finnish), sumo [masculine] (French), სუმო [sumo, wrestling, martial-arts, sports, military, war, government, politics, hobbies, lifestyle] (Georgian), Sumo [neuter] (German), σούμο (soúmo) [neuter] (Greek), सूमो (sūmo) (Hindi), szumó (Hungarian), szumóbirkózás (Hungarian), súmóglíma [feminine] (Icelandic), sumo (Indonesian), sumo [masculine] (Italian), 相撲 (sumō) (alt: すもう) (Japanese), 스모 (seumo) (Korean), sumo (Malay), സുമോ (sumō) (Malayalam), सुमो [sumo, wrestling, martial-arts, sports, military, war, government, politics, hobbies, lifestyle] (Marathi), сумо [sumo, wrestling, martial-arts, sports, military, war, government, politics, hobbies, lifestyle] (Mongolian), сүмо (sümo) (Mongolian), sumo [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), sumo [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), سومو (sumô) (Persian), sumo [neuter] (Polish), sumô [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), sumo [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), сумо́ (sumó) [neuter] (Russian), sumo [masculine] (Spanish), sumobrottning [common-gender] (Swedish), sumo (Tagalog), சுமோ (cumō) (Tamil), ซูโม่ (suu-môo) (Thai), сумо́ (sumó) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-sumo-en-noun-uaO~qMKT Disambiguation of Sumo: 52 48 Disambiguation of Wrestling: 72 28 Categories (other): Terms with Japanese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of 'form of wrestling': 92 8
  2. (countable, colloquial) A rikishi (sumo wrestler) Tags: colloquial, countable Categories (topical): Sumo Translations (sumo wrestler): sumoisto (Esperanto), sumopainija (Finnish), sumotori [masculine] (French), szumóbirkózó (Hungarian), pesumo (Indonesian), 力士 (Japanese), сумоч (sumoč) (Mongolian), sumita [masculine] (Polish), sumobrottare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sumo-en-noun-nD8~OGJY Disambiguation of Sumo: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of 'sumo wrestler': 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kanjin-sumo, sumo deadlift, sumo squat

Inflected forms

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      "word": "ဆူမို"
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      "word": "сүмо"
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
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      "word": "سومو"
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      "word": "сумо́"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "form of wrestling",
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      "word": "sumo"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "form of wrestling",
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      "word": "sumobrottning"
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      "code": "tl",
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      "sense": "form of wrestling",
      "word": "sumo"
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    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "cumō",
      "sense": "form of wrestling",
      "word": "சுமோ"
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      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "suu-môo",
      "sense": "form of wrestling",
      "word": "ซูโม่"
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "sumó",
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "sumo wrestler",
      "word": "sumoisto"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sumo wrestler",
      "word": "sumopainija"
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      "sense": "sumo wrestler",
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      "word": "sumotori"
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      "sense": "sumo wrestler",
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      "sense": "sumo wrestler",
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      "sense": "sumo wrestler",
      "word": "力士"
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      "sense": "sumo wrestler",
      "word": "сумоч"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "sumo wrestler",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
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}

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