kickboxing

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Possibly borrowed from Japanese キックボクシング (kikkubokushingu), coined by Osamu Noguchi in 1964 from English kick +‎ boxing.

Noun

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kickboxing (uncountable)

  1. (martial arts) A hybrid martial art derived from Muay Thai, karate and especially boxing during the 1960s to 1970s; more generally, any stand-up combat sport that combines kicks and punches.
    The Japanese kickboxing gym, recently opened in the Thai capital, had been a great success (Black Belt Magazine, March 1973, p. 13)
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Anagrams

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English kickboxing.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ki.kiˈbɔ.ki.sĩ/, /ki.kiˈbɔk.sĩ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ki.kiˈbɔk.sĩ/, /ki.kiˈbɔ.ki.sĩ/

Noun

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kickboxing m (uncountable)

  1. (martial arts) kickboxing (sport like boxing but allowing strikes with the feet)
    Synonym: kickboxe

Spanish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English kickboxing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kiɡˈboɡsin/ [kiɣ̞ˈβ̞oɣ̞.sĩn]
  • Rhymes: -oɡsin

Noun

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kickboxing m (uncountable)

  1. kickboxing

Usage notes

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According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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