karaté

See also: karate, Karate, kárate, karatè, and karatē

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 空(から)手(て) (karate), from 唐(から)手(て) (karate), from Okinawan 唐手(とぅーでぃー) (tūdī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʁa.te/

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Noun

karaté m (plural karatés)

1. karate

Further reading

• “karaté”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• caraté

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 空(から)手(て) (karate), from 唐(から)手(て) (karate), from Okinawan 唐手(とぅーでぃー) (tūdī).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾaˈtɛ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾaˈtɛ/

• Rhymes: -ɛ

Noun

karaté m (uncountable)

1. karate

Related terms

• karateca