TAE KWON DO


Meaning of TAE KWON DO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtī-ˈkwän-ˈdō ]

noun

Usage: often capitalized T&K&D

Etymology: Korean t'aekwŏndo, from t'ae- to kick + kwŏn fist + to way

Date: 1967

: a Korean art of unarmed self-defense characterized especially by the extensive use of kicks

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.