haraquiri

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 腹切り (はらきり (harakiri)), from 腹 (はら (hara, “belly”)) + 切る (きる (kiru, “cut”)).

Noun

haraquiri m (uncountable)

1. hara-kiri (ceremonial suicide by ripping open the abdomen)

References

• “haraquiri”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• harakiri, hara-kiri

Noun

haraquiri m (plural haraquiris)

1. hara-kiri (ceremonial Japanese suicide)

Spanish

Alternative forms

• harakiri

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 腹切り (はらきり (harakiri)), from 腹 (はら (hara, “belly”)) + 切る (きる (kiru, “cut”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾaˈkiɾi/ [a.ɾaˈki.ɾi], /xaɾaˈkiɾi/ [xa.ɾaˈki.ɾi]
• Rhymes: -iɾi
• Syllabification: ha‧ra‧qui‧ri

Noun

haraquiri m (uncountable)

1. hara-kiri (ceremonial suicide by ripping open the abdomen)

Further reading

• “haraquiri”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28