Meanings
alternative tae kwon do · alternative taekwon-do
- uncountableA martial art from Korea, known for its elaborate kicking techniques. The sparring aspect is a recognised Olympic sport.
Khudadadi, originally from Afghanistan but now living and training in France, won bronze in the taekwondo women’s K44 -47kg category in Paris.
2024 August 30, George Ramsay, “Zakia Khudadadi makes history by winning first-ever Paralympic medal for the refugee team with taekwondo bronze”, in CNN, archived from the original on 01 Sep 2024Synonyms: TKD
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA martial art from Korea, known for its elaborate kicking techniques. The sparring aspect is a recognised Olympic sport.
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Origin
- Korean태권도(跆拳道)
- Korean태권도(跆拳道)
- Englishtaekwondo
Borrowed from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).
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Arabic تَايْكُونْدُو
- تَايْكُونْدُو (taykūndū)a martial art
Chinese Cantonese 跆拳道
- 跆拳道 (toi⁴ kyun⁴ dou⁶)a martial art
Chinese Mandarin 跆拳道
- 跆拳道 (táiquándào)a martial art
Esperanto tekvondo
- tekvondoa martial art
Finnish taekwondo
- taekwondoa martial art
French taekwondo
- taekwondoa martial art
German Taekwondo
- Taekwondoa martial art
Greek τάεκβοντο
- τάεκβοντο (táekvonto)a martial art
Hungarian taekwondo
- taekwondoa martial art
Indonesian taekwondo
- taekwondoa martial art
Italian taekwondo
- taekwondoa martial art
Japanese テコンドー, 跆拳道
- テコンドー (tekondō)a martial art
- 跆拳道 (tekondō)a martial art
Korean 태권도
- 태권도 (taegwondo)a martial art
Latvian tekvondo
- tekvondoa martial art
Persian تکواندو
- تکواندو (tekvândo)a martial art
Polish taekwondo
- taekwondoa martial art
Portuguese taekwondo, tae kwon do
- taekwondoa martial art
- tae kwon doa martial art
Russian тхэквондо́
- тхэквондо́ (txɛkvondó)a martial art
Spanish taekwondo
- taekwondoa martial art
Thai เทควันโด
- เทควันโด (tee-kwan-dôo)a martial art
Turkish tekvando
- tekvandoa martial art
Vietnamese đài quyền đạo
- đài quyền đạoa martial art
Cite this entry
taekwondo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taekwondo
“taekwondo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taekwondo. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taekwondo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taekwondo.
Source: taekwondo on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.