joshi

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noun

Japanese women's professional wrestling

Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

joshi1

nounjoshi (plural joshis)

plural joshis

  1. uncountableJapanese women's professional wrestling

    [Naoko] Sato and [Makiko] Ueda were young and attractive, unlike some of the burlier, older women who had dominated the sport in Japan up to that point. They introduced youth and sex appeal to joshi wrestling and quickly became a pop culture sensation.

    2017, Pat Laprade, Dan Murphy, Sisterhood of the Squared Circle: The History and Rise of Women's Wrestling
    1. broadlyuncountableA female Japanese professional wrestler

      Whether they are called joshis, luchadoras, or lady grapplers, one can find female wrestlers in every part of the world.

      2017, Pat Laprade, Dan Murphy, Sisterhood of the Squared Circle: The History and Rise of Women's Wrestling

Joshi2

proper noun

alternative Zoshi · alternative Zhoshi · alternative Zosi

  1. A Kalash festival celebrated at the end of May, involving libations of milk, dancing, and rhythmic drumming.

Joshi3

proper nounJoshi (plural Joshis)

plural Joshis · alternative Zoshi · alternative Zhoshi · alternative Zosi

  1. A surname from Nepali.
  2. A surname from Gujarati.
  3. A surname from Marathi.
  4. A surname from Hindi.

Origin

joshi · noun

Ellipsis of 女子プロレス (joshi puroresu), itself a compound of 女子 (joshi, “woman”) + プロレス (puroresu, “professional wrestling”).

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Joshi · proper noun

  1. Kalashazhoshi
  2. EnglishJoshi

Borrowed from Kalasha zhoshi.

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Joshi · proper noun

  1. Hindiजोशी
  2. Marathiजोशी
  3. Gujaratiજોશી
  4. Nepaliजोशी
  5. EnglishJoshi

Borrowed from Nepali जोशी (jośī), Gujarati જોશી (jośī), Marathi जोशी (jośī), and Hindi जोशी (jośī), meaning astrologer.

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Cite this entry
APA

joshi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joshi

MLA

“joshi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joshi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “joshi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joshi.

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