kárate

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

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 空手 (karate), from 唐手 (karate), orthographic borrowing from Okinawan 唐手 (tūdī, “empty hand”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kárate m (uncountable)

karate

Further reading

“kárate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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