sumo

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sumo¹

  • /ˈsuːməʊ/

Rhymes with -uːməʊ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 相(す)撲(もう) (sumō).

noun sumo · sumos · sumō

  1. uncountable A stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground.
  2. colloquial, countable A rikishi (sumo wrestler).

Sumo²

proper noun

  1. A Misumalpan language of Nicaragua.

SUMO³

noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of small ubiquitin-related modifier

SuMo⁴

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, slang Abbreviation of Pokémon Sun and Moon

    Similar: SM

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: kuroboshi, sotomuso, torikumi, kuisagaru, puroresu, ottsuke, zenpai, shumokuzori, zensho yusho, basho, squash, ushiromotare, fusensho, okuriashi, tasukizori, osakate

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noun form of wrestling

Españolsumo
한국어스모 seumo
日本語相撲 sumō
中文相撲 /相扑 xiāngpū
हिन्दीसूमो sūmo
Portuguêssumô, sumo
Françaissumo
DeutschSumo
Italianosumo
Ελληνικάσούμο soúmo
Русскийсумо́ sumó
العربيةسُومُو sūmū

noun sumo wrestler

日本語力士
Françaissumotori

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"sumo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sumo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sumo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sumo

Chicago

"sumo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sumo.

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@misc{sumo_2026,
  title = {sumo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sumo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}