Etymology

mawashi

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Today it means: The belt worn by rikishi during training and in competition Full definition →

Japanese 廻し
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from廻し
  2. English todaymawashi

From Japanese 廻し or 回し (mawashi), same meaning.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.