Meaning

2 senses
  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.

    Sumo

    сумо́sumó

    сумо́sumó

    a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground

  2. (colloquial, countable)A rikishi (sumo wrestler).

Examples

30 sentences
  1. Have you ever watched sumo wrestling?

    Ти колись дивився сумо?

    ruВы когда-нибудь смотрели сумо?

    deHast du schon mal Sumo geschaut?

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  2. You know quite a lot about sumo.

    Ти добре знаєшся на сумо.

    ruТы достаточно много знаешь о сумо.

    deDu weißt ziemlich viel über Sumo.

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  3. Tom looks like a sumo wrestler.

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  4. Your sister enjoys watching sumo wrestling on TV.

    ruТвоей сестре нравится смотреть по телевизору борьбу сумо.

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  5. You know a lot about sumo, don't you?

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: sumo / sumos
Singularsumo
Pluralsumo / sumos

regular

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sumo — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto