eskrima
English edit
Etymology edit
From Tagalog escrima or eskrima, borrowed from Spanish esgrima, noun form of the verb esgrimir (“to handle a melee weapon whether for offensive or defensive purposes”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: es‧kri‧ma
Noun edit
eskrima (uncountable)
- The traditional martial arts of the Philippines, which emphasize the use of sticks, knives, and various improvised weapons.
- 2009 April 16, Mandy Katz, “Choose Your Weapon: Exotic Martial Arts”, in New York Times[1]:
- Of all the disciplines covered here, the arts of kali, arnis and eskrima, from the Philippines, are perhaps the most vigorous, employing an almost balletic violence to prepare for rough nights on the town.
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Translations edit
Filipino martial art-form
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Noun edit
eskrima f (uncountable)
- eskrima (Philippine martial art)
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Tagalog edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish esgrima, from Italian scrima, from Proto-West Germanic *skirmijan.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
eskrima (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜋ)