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tegatana

tegatana noun: the ceremonial gesture made by a winning wrestler after receiving his prize money.

Noun

tegatana

  1. The ceremonial gesture made by a winning wrestler after receiving his prize money.

Origin of tegatana

From Japanese 手刀 (tegatana, “knife hand”).

Questions about tegatana

What does tegatana mean?
Tegatana means the ceremonial gesture made by a winning wrestler after receiving his prize money.
What part of speech is tegatana?
Tegatana is a noun.

Words near tegatana in the dictionary

  1. Tegan
  2. Tegans
  3. tegaserod
  4. tegastid
  5. tegastids
  6. tegatana
  7. Tegean
  8. Tegeans
  9. Tegel
  10. Tegeler
  11. Tegelers

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