sumo
nounHow many syllables in sumo?
There are 2 syllables in the word sumo.How to pronounce sumo:
Definition of sumo:
- sumo (noun):
- a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground.
- a japanese form of wrestling in which a contestant loses if he is forced out of the ring or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground
Synonyms for sumo:
grappling
rassling
wrestling
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- summoned
- suman
- sultan
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- sudfer
- suction
- substain
- subpar
- sublet
- stuntman
- studies
- stucco
- stubble
- strumpet
- struggles
- stroming
- strolling
- stricken
- stretches
- stretcher
- strengthen
- strengthed
- stratum
- strangle
- storeyed
- stoners
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- stoermer
- stirrup
- stipend
- stingrays
- stigma
- stiffly
- stiffened
- sticker
- stickboat
- stetter
- sterile
- stencil
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- steadied
- starting
- starkly
- starboard
- stanzas
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