Etymology

fumidawara

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Today it means: rice bales used at the side of the dohyo at steps Full definition →

Japanese 踏み俵
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The story

  1. Japanese · borrowed from踏み俵“stepping-bale”
  2. English todayfumidawara

Borrowed from Japanese 踏み俵 (fumidawara, “stepping-bale”).

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