jiu-jitsu

jiu-jitsu (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of jujitsu.
   • 2019, Hanna Hart, “Phrasing Matters: How To Be A Constructive Critic”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1]:

     Using these simple verbal jiu-jitsu moves will help you articulate the concerns underlying your complaints and critiques while building stronger relationships and culture.

2. Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

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jiu-jitsu m (uncountable)

1. alternative spelling of jiujitsu

• “jiu-jitsu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• jiu-jítsu

Borrowed from Japanese 柔術 (jūjutsu).

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jiu-jitsu m (uncountable)

1. jujitsu (a Japanese martial art)
2. Brazilian jiu-jitsu (a Brazilian martial art based on jujitsu)

   Synonym: jiu-jitsu brasileiro

Borrowed from French jiu-jitsu, from Japanese 柔術 (jūjutsu).

jiu-jitsu n (uncountable)

1. jujitsu

Unadapted borrowing from English jiu-jitsu, from Japanese 柔術 (jūjutsu).

jiu-jitsu m (uncountable)

1. jujitsu, jiu-jitsu, jujutsu (a Japanese martial art)
2. jujitsu (a Brazilian martial art based on jiu-jitsu)

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

• deporte de combate

• “jiu-jitsu”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024