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puroresu

puroresu noun: japanese professional wrestling.

Noun

puroresu (uncountable)

  1. Japanese professional wrestling
    • "As a guy who's wrestled extensively in Japan, and who's obviously a fan of puroresu, [Daniel] Bryan is not unaware of those hopes."Rueter, Sean (3 April 2015), “Daniel Bryan unsuccessfully pitched a WWE/New Japan cross-promotional match against Shinsuke Nakamura”, in Cageside Seats, SB Nation, retrieved 25 Jul 2017
    • "Puroresu struggled to gain a foothold before WWII, and it wasn't until after the war that Puroresu was able to get a firm but solid grip in the land of the rising sun."Waring, Jacob (4 July 2011), “Puroresu: Why I Believe It's the Best Pro-Wrestling Style Internationally”, in Bleacher Report, retrieved 25 Jul 2017

Origin of puroresu

Borrowed from Japanese プロレス (puroresu), an abbreviation of プロフェッショナル・レスリング (purofesshonaru resuringu), itself borrowed from English professional wrestling.

Questions about puroresu

What does puroresu mean?
Puroresu means japanese professional wrestling.
What part of speech is puroresu?
Puroresu is a noun.

Words near puroresu in the dictionary

  1. puromycin
  2. puromycine
  3. puromycins
  4. puromycylated
  5. puromycylation
  6. puroresu
  7. puros
  8. purothionin
  9. purothionins
  10. purotoxin
  11. purotoxins

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