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teppo

teppo noun: a wooden pillar that is slapped repeatedly by a rikishi as a sumo wrestling exercise.

Noun

teppo (plural teppo)

  1. a wooden pillar that is slapped repeatedly by a rikishi as a sumo wrestling exercise.

Forms of teppo

pluralteppo

Origin of teppo

Borrowed from Japanese 鉄砲.

Phrases with teppo

Questions about teppo

What does teppo mean?
Teppo means a wooden pillar that is slapped repeatedly by a rikishi as a sumo wrestling exercise.
What part of speech is teppo?
Teppo is a noun.
What is the plural of teppo?
The plural of teppo is teppo.

Words near teppo in the dictionary

  1. teppanyaki
  2. teppanyakis
  3. Teppe
  4. Tepper
  5. Teppers
  6. teppo
  7. teppo snapping shrimp
  8. teppo snapping shrimps
  9. tepraloxydim
  10. teprenone
  11. teprotide

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