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yokozuna

yo ko zu na |ˌyōkəˈzo͞onə ˌjoʊkəˈzunə | ▶noun ( pl. same ) a grand champion sumo wrestler. ORIGIN Japanese, from yoko ‘crosswise ’ + tsuna ‘rope ’ (originally denoting a kind of belt presented to the champion ).

 

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yokozuna

yokozuna |ˌjəʊkəˈzuːnə | ▶noun ( pl. same ) a grand champion sumo wrestler. ORIGIN Japanese, from yoko ‘crosswise ’ + tsuna ‘rope ’ (originally denoting a kind of belt presented to the champion ).