Etymology

chikara mizu

Today it means: Water used by rikishi to ritually cleanse the mouth before a match. Full definition →

Japanese 力水
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from力水“strength water”
  2. English todaychikara mizu

From Japanese 力水 (chikara mizu, “strength water”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.