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Sumo

2 stages from Japanese to English.

Today it means a traditional Japanese form of wrestling between two large competitors
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Stage 1 of 2
sumo
Japanese · ancient
"traditional Japanese wrestling"
a form of full-contact wrestling with roots in ancient Shinto ritual
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Stage 2 of 2
sumo
English · 1900s
"traditional Japanese wrestling"
adopted directly as the sport became known internationally
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