English Explanatory Dictionary

yokozuna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The highest rank of sumo wrestler, above ozeki; grand champion.
  2. A person holding the rank, either competing at the rank or retired after having achieved it.

Word forms

yokozuna yokozunas

Etymology

From Japanese 横綱(よこづな) (yokozuna, “wide rope”), the symbol of their rank worn about the waist.

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