Etymology

keirin

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Today it means: A form of track cycling originating in Japan, where riders must initially race behind a motorised pace-setter, the derny. Full definition →

Japanese 競輪
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from競輪“racing cycles”
  2. English todaykeirin

From Japanese 競輪 (keirin, “racing cycles”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.