karate
verbEtymology Borrowed from Japanese 空(から)手(て) (karate), from 唐(から)手(て) (karate), an orthographic borrowing from Okinawan 唐手(とーでぃー) (tōdī, “Chinese hand”).
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Informal To attack (somebody or something) with karate or similar techniques.
karate
nounUK /kəˈɹɑː.ti/ · US /kəˈɹɑ.ti/
Etymology Borrowed from Japanese 空(から)手(て) (karate), from 唐(から)手(て) (karate), an orthographic borrowing from Okinawan 唐手(とーでぃー) (tōdī, “Chinese hand”).
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An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting.
- Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Wall taught karate at a local nursing home.2020 June 10, Ashley Vaughan, “This teenage martial artist creates videos to help superhero seniors stay active while in quarantine”, in CNN, archived from the original on 25 Jun 2024:
- Derived terms
- karate chop, karateist, karatelike, karateman, karatist
- Related terms
- karateka