Portuguese

Alternative forms

• harakiri, hara-kiri

Noun

haraquiri m (plural haraquiris)

1. hara-kiri (ceremonial Japanese suicide)

Spanish

Alternative forms

• harakiri

Etymology

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): /a.ɾa.ˈki.ɾi/

Noun

haraquiri m ‎(uncountable)

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

References

• “haraquiri” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2001.