puroresu

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Japanese プロレス (puroresu), an abbreviation of プロフェッショナル・レスリング (purofesshonaru resuringu), itself borrowed from English professional wrestling.

Noun

[edit]

puroresu (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) Japanese professional wrestling
    • Rueter, Sean (2015 April 3) “Daniel Bryan unsuccessfully pitched a WWE/New Japan cross-promotional match against Shinsuke Nakamura”, in Cageside Seats[1], SB Nation, retrieved July 25, 2017
      "As a guy who's wrestled extensively in Japan, and who's obviously a fan of puroresu, [Daniel] Bryan is not unaware of those hopes."
    • Waring, Jacob (2011 July 4) “Puroresu: Why I Believe It's the Best Pro-Wrestling Style Internationally”, in Bleacher Report, retrieved July 25, 2017
      "Puroresu struggled to gain a foothold before WWII, and it wasn't until after the war that Puroresu was able to get a firm but solid grip in the land of the rising sun."

Japanese

[edit]

Romanization

[edit]

puroresu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of プロレス