arnis
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of arnis
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable)Traditional Philippine stickfighting, a martial art.
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noun
- (uncountable)Traditional Philippine stickfighting, a martial art.
- (countable)A stick made of rattan, bahi, yantok, yakal or kamagong, used in Philippine stickfighting.
- (form-of, plural)plural of arni
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Etymology
From Tagalog arnis, from Spanish arnés in the archaic sense of “a chivalric set of weapons or armor” (compare English harness).
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