haraquiri

Spanish

Alternative forms

• harakiri

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /a.ɾa.ˈki.ɾi/, X-SAMPA: /a.4a."ki.4i/

Noun

haraquiri m (usually uncountable)

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

References

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