nunchaku
[ nuhn-chah-koo ]
/ nʌnˈtʃɑ ku /
noun
Sometimes nunchakus.
a Japanese hand weapon for defense against frontal assault, consisting of two foot-long hardwood sticks joined by a chain or thick cord that stretches to body width.
Also
nun-chucks,
nun·chucks
[nuhn-chuhks] /ˈnʌnˌtʃʌks/.
Also called
karate sticks.
Origin of nunchaku
1965–70; < Okinawan Japanese version of a dialectal Chinese (Taiwan) word for a farm implement, probably
neng-cak, equivalent to Chinese
lyǎng pair(ed) +
záo dig (a hole), i.e., two diggers; with 2nd element interpreted as
zat, equivalent to Chinese
jié section
Words nearby nunchaku
nunatak,
nunation,
nunavut,
nunc,
nunc dimittis,
nunchaku,
nunciature,
nuncio,
nuncle,
nuncupative,
nuncupative will