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seppuku

noun

Ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society

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Word length
7
Starts with
S
Ends with
U
Contains
EP
Scrabble score
15

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sɛˈpuːkuː

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noun

  1. Ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society

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