taekwondo

English

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Alternative forms

• tae kwon do

Etymology

From Korean 태권도 (跆拳道). 태 (tae, “to kick or destroy with the foot”). 권 (kwon, “to punch with the fist”). 도 (do, “way”). Hence, taekwondo is loosely translated as "the way of kicking and punching".

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Noun

taekwondo (uncountable)

1. A martial arts form which originated in Korea known for its elaborate kicking techniques. The sparring aspect is a recognised Olympic sport.

Translations

a martial art

Arabic: تايكوندو (ar) (taykuunduu) m. Chinese: Cantonese: 跆拳道 (toi4 kyun4 dou6) Mandarin: 跆拳道 (cmn) (táiquándào) Min Nan: 跆拳道 (nan) (thái-kûn-tō) French: taekwondo (fr) m. German: Taekwondo (de) n.

Interlingua: taekwondo (ia) Italian: taekwondo (it) Japanese: テコンドー (ja) (tekondō) (跆拳道), 格闘技 (ja) (かくとうぎ, kakutōgi) Korean: 태권도 (ko) (跆拳道, taegwondo) Russian: (indeclinable) тхэквондо (ru) (txekvondó) n. Spanish: taekwondo (es) m. Turkish: tekvando (tr)

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Spanish

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Etymology

From Korean 태권도 (tae kwon do) (跆拳道).

Noun

taekwondo m. (usually uncountable)

1. taekwondo

References

• "taekwondo" in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición (Dictionary of the Spanish Language, Twenty-Second Edition), Real Academia Española (Royal Spanish Academy), 2001.