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arnis

arnis noun: traditional Philippine stickfighting, a martial art. Also the plural of arni.

Noun

arnis (countable and uncountable, plural arnises)

  1. (uncountable) Traditional Philippine stickfighting, a martial art.
  2. (countable) A stick made of rattan, bahi, yantok, yakal or kamagong, used in Philippine stickfighting.

Also used as

arnis is also the plural of arni.

Synonyms of arnis

Forms of arnis

pluralarnises

Origin of arnis

From Tagalog arnis, from Spanish arnés in the archaic sense of “a chivalric set of weapons or armor” (compare English harness).

Questions about arnis

What does arnis mean?
Arnis means traditional Philippine stickfighting, a martial art.
What part of speech is arnis?
Arnis is a noun.
What is the plural of arnis?
The plural of arnis is arnises.

Words near arnis in the dictionary

  1. arnicin
  2. arnicine
  3. arnidiol
  4. Arnie
  5. arnimite
  6. arnis
  7. arnises
  8. ARNK
  9. ARNKs
  10. Arno
  11. Arnob

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