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seppuku
[ se-poo-koo ]
/ sɛˈpu kʊ /
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Origin of seppuku
First recorded in 1900–05; from Japanese, earlier s(y)et-puku, from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese qiè “cut” + fù “belly”
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Word Origin for seppuku
from Japanese, from Chinese ch`ieh to cut + fu bowels
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