kárate

See also: karate, Karate, karaté, karatè, and karatē

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 空(から)手(て) (karate, “empty hand”), from 唐(から)手(て) (karate, “Chinese hand”), orthographic borrowing from Okinawan 唐手(とぅーでぃー) (tūdī, “Chinese hand”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɾate/ [ˈka.ɾa.t̪e]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾate
  • Syllabification: ká‧ra‧te

Noun

kárate m (uncountable)

  1. karate

Further reading

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