Etymology

suna-kaburi

Today it means: The six rows of single seats closest to the dohyo. Full definition →

Japanese 砂被り
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from砂被り
  2. English todaysuna-kaburi

From Japanese 砂被り (suna-kaburi, literally “covered by sand”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.