- hari-kari
- variant of hara-kiri
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hari-kari
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hari-kari — ha ri ka ri An incorrect but common spelling and pronunciation of {hara kiri}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hari-kari — [här΄ē kär′ē, her΄ē ker′ē] n. HARA KIRI … English World dictionary
hari-kari — variant of hara kiri * * * /hahr ee kahr ee, har ee kar ee/, n. hara kiri. * * * hari kari /häˈrē käˈrē/ an incorrect form of ↑hara kiri * * * hari kari erron. form of hara kiri … Useful english dictionary
hari-kari — harakiri ha ra*ki ri, hara kiri ha ra ki ri(h[add] r[add]*k[=e] r[i^]), n. [Jap., stomach cutting.] A ritual form of suicide, by slashing the abdomen, formerly practiced in Japan, and commanded by the government in the cases of disgraced… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hari-kari — /hahr ee kahr ee, har ee kar ee/, n. hara kiri. * * * … Universalium
hari-kari — noun An alternative spelling of hara kiri, considered to be incorrect … Wiktionary
HARI-KARI — called also a happy despatch, a form of suicide, now obsolete, permitted to offenders of high rank to escape the indignity of a public execution; the nature of it may be gathered from the name, a gash in the belly … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
hari kari — hara kiri, seppuku … English contemporary dictionary
hari-kari — ha•ri ka•ri [[t]ˈhɑr iˈkɑr i, ˈhær iˈkær i[/t]] n. hara kiri … From formal English to slang
hari-kari — Self destruction … A concise dictionary of English slang
