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masculine

/kaˈɾate/

Line drawing of karate
Coloured illustration of karate
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Translation

karate

Word origin

From Japanese karate, literally 'empty hand', from kara ('empty') plus te ('hand'). It entered Spanish and other European languages in the twentieth century as the martial art spread from Okinawa.

Origin
Japanese
Root
karate

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralkarates

Examples

practica .

My son practises karate twice a week.

.

Karate has taught him discipline and respect.

¿ ?

Do you know who won the karate championship?

técnica.

In the karate class today we learnt a new technique.

¡, !

Careful, he knows karate and I do not want any trouble!

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This word is part of lesson 95.