haraquiri

Portuguese

Alternative forms

harakiri, hara-kiri

Noun

haraquiri m (plural haraquiris)

hara-kiri (ceremonial Japanese suicide)

Spanish

Alternative forms

harakiri

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 腹切り (はらきり (harakiri)), from 腹 (はら (hara, “belly”)) + 切る (きる (kiru, “cut”)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aɾaˈkiɾi/

Noun

haraquiri m (uncountable)

hara-kiri (ceremonial suicide by ripping open the abdomen)

References

“haraquiri” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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