arnis
arnis · arnises
Traditional Philippine stickfighting, a martial artTraditional Philippine stickfighting, a martial art.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Traditional Philippine stickfighting, a martial art.
(countable)A stick made of rattan, bahi, yantok, yakal or kamagong, used in Philippine stickfighting.
Origin
From Tagalog arnis, from Spanish arnés in the archaic sense of “a chivalric set of weaponsFrom Tagalog arnis, from Spanish arnés in the archaic sense of “a chivalric set of weapons or armor” (compare English harness).
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