karatè

See also: karate, Karate, kárate, karaté, and karatē

Italian

Alternative forms

• karate

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 空(から)手(て) (karate), from 唐(から)手(て) (karate), from Okinawan 唐手(とぅーでぃー) (tūdī).

Noun

karatè m (invariable)

1. (martial arts) karate