Etymology

teppo

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Today it means: a wooden pillar that is slapped repeatedly by a rikishi as a sumo wrestling exercise. Full definition →

Japanese 鉄砲
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from鉄砲
  2. Japanese · borrowed from鉄砲
  3. English todayteppo

Borrowed from Japanese 鉄砲.

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