cuju

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/ˈtsuːd͡ʒuː/

noun

An ancient Chinese ball game involving kicking a ball through an opening into a net.

OriginMandarin 蹴鞠 →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nouncuju (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn ancient Chinese ball game involving kicking a ball through an opening into a net.

Origin

  1. Mandarin蹴鞠
  2. Englishcuju

From Mandarin 蹴鞠 (cùjū).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 蹴鞠
  • 蹴鞠 (cuk¹ guk¹)ancient Chinese ball game
Chinese Mandarin 蹴鞠
  • 蹴鞠 (cùjū)ancient Chinese ball game
Finnish cuju, tsu chu
  • cujuancient Chinese ball game
  • tsu chuancient Chinese ball game
Korean 축국
  • 축국 (chukguk)ancient Chinese ball game
Russian цуцзю́й
  • цуцзю́й (cuczjúj)ancient Chinese ball game
Ukrainian цуцзюй
  • цуцзюй (cuczjuj)ancient Chinese ball game
Vietnamese thúc cúc
  • thúc cúcancient Chinese ball game

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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