kickboxing
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese キックボクシング (kikkubokushingu), from English kick + boxing. Possibly coined by Japanese businessman Osamu Noguchi in 1964.
Noun
kickboxing (uncountable)
- (martial arts) A hybrid martial art derived from Muay Thai, karate, and especially boxing during the 1960s to 1970s; more generally, any stand-up combat sport that combines kicks and punches.
- 1940 August 4, Daily Telegraph, Sydney, page 2:
- Ex world’s champion [Georges] Carpentier was also expert at kick-boxing.
- 1973 March, Black Belt magazine, page 13:
- The Japanese kickboxing gym, recently opened in the Thai capital, had been a great success
Related terms
Translations
sport
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See also
Further reading
- Kickboxing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English kickboxing.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ki.kiˈbɔ.ki.sĩ/, /ki.kiˈbɔk.sĩ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ki.kiˈbɔk.sĩ/, /ki.kiˈbɔ.ki.sĩ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kikˈbɔ.ksĩɡ/ [kikˈβɔ.ksĩɡ]
Noun
kickboxing m (uncountable)
- (martial arts) kickboxing (sport like boxing but allowing strikes with the feet)
- Synonym: kickboxe
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English kickboxing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiɡˈboɡsin/ [kiɣ̞ˈβ̞oɣ̞.sĩn]
- Rhymes: -oɡsin
Noun
kickboxing m (uncountable)
Usage notes
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.