puroresu

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Etymology

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

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, SB Nation, retrieved July 25, 2017
      "As a guy who's wrestled extensively in Japan, and who's obviously a fan of puroresu, 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

Romanization

puroresu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of プロレス
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