YOKOZUNA Meaning of YOKOZUNA in English [ ˌjəʊkə'zu:nə ]■ noun ( plural same) a grand champion sumo wrestler.OriginJapanese, from yoko 'crosswise' + tsuna 'rope' (orig. denoting a belt presented to the champion). Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004