karate
/kaˈɾate/ · B2 · noun · m
karate
🥋 Japanese 空手 karate = kara (empty) + te (hand): the empty-hand art
Spanish borrowed karate from Japanese 空手, made of kara (empty) and te (hand). It means fighting with bare hands, no weapons. Stress falls on the middle syllable: ka-RA-te.