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yokozuna
noun
(
pl=yokozuna
)
(
sumo
) The highest rank of sumo wrestler, above ozeki; a grand champion.
1997
: A
is the very highest rank in sumo " "just like Mameha's position in Gion," as Nobu explained it to me. I had no reason to doubt him; but if Mameha ever took half as much time entering a party as these
yokozuna
took entering the ring, she'd certainly never be invited back. " Arthur Golden,
Memoirs of a Geisha
(Vintage 1998, p. 202)
Etymology:
From æç "wide rope", the symbol of their rank worn about the waist.
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