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How to pronounce “sumo”
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Pronunciation guide for sumo
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of sumo with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 4 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Lessons From History for a Better Future
and to a thriving culture of sumo wrestling.
- Definition summary
- (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.
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How to pronounce sumo
Lessons From History for a Better Future

and to a thriving culture of sumo wrestling.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “sumo”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (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.
- (countable, colloquial) A rikishi (sumo wrestler).
- [Verb]
- first-person singular present indicative of sumar
- [Adjective]
- monotonous; tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety
- slow-burning
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