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karate

ka·rate

UK/kəˈɹɑː.ti/ US/kəˈɹɑː.teɪ/ fairly common informal

noun

1.

a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat; sharp blows and kicks are given to pressure-sensitive points on the body of the opponent

Origin

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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