dohyo

See also: dohyō

English

A dohyo

Alternative forms

• dohyō

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 土俵(どひょう) (dohyō).

Noun

dohyo (plural dohyo or dohyos)

1. (sumo) The ring, made of compacted clay, in which a sumo wrestling match is held.

   Synonym: dojo

   • 2000 June, Robert Nansel, “Amateur Robotics Notebook: Robot City, USA”, in Nuts & Volts, volume 21, number 6, Corona, Calif.: T & L Publications, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 53, column 1:

     Sumo ’bots also tend to have very low ground clearance since they operate on dohyos, which have a very smooth rubberized running surface; […]

Related terms

• dohyo-iri
• dohyo matsuri
• makuuchi dohyo-iri

Further reading

• dohyō on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• hoody

Indonesian

Etymology

From Japanese 土俵 (dohyō, “sumo ring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /do.hʲo/
• IPA^(key): /dɔ.xʲɔ/
• Hyphenation: do‧hyo

Noun

dohyo (plural)

1. (sumo) the ring, made of compacted clay, in which a sumo wrestling match is held