el
masculine
/kaˈɾate/
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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.
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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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