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   hara-kiri

   /ˌharəˈkɪri/

   noun

   • 1. ritual suicide by disembowelment with a sword, formerly practised in Japan by samurai as an honourable alternative to disgrace or execution.

   Word Origin mid 19th century: colloquial Japanese, from hara ‘belly’ + kiri ‘cutting’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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