English
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Etymology
From Ja. 横綱 �wide rope�, the symbol of their rank worn about the waist.
Noun
en-noun|pl=yokozuna
#sumo The highest rank of sumo wrestler, above ozeki; a grand champion.
#*1997: A yokozuna 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)
Usage notes
Technically, yokozuna is an honorary title, rather than a rank.
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