グレコローマン

Japanese edit

Etymology edit

From English Greco-Roman.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) レコローマン [gùrékó róꜜòmàǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ɡɯ̟ᵝɾe̞ko̞ ɾo̞ːmã̠ɴ]

Noun edit

グレコローマン (Gureko-Rōman

  1. (wrestling) Greco-Roman
    Synonym: グレコローマンスタイル (Gureko-Rōman sutairu)

Usage notes edit

  • This is a wrestling term. To say Greco-Roman (of Greece and Rome, adjective), use the names ギリシャ (Girisha, Greece) and ローマ (Rōma, Rome) in the attributive instead. For example: ギリシャ・ローマ神話 (Girisha-Rōma shinwa, Greco-Roman mythology).

See also edit