kamikaze

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 神風 (かみかぜ (kamikaze, “divine wind”)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkæmɪˈkɑːzi/

Noun

kamikaze (plural kamikazes)

1. An attack requiring the suicide of the one carrying it out, especially when done with an aircraft.
2. One who carries out a suicide attack, especially with an aircraft.
3. (colloquial) One who takes excessive risks, as for example in a sporting event.
4. A cocktail made of equal parts vodka, triple sec and lime juice.

Verb

kamikaze (third-person singular simple present kamikazes, present participle kamikazeing, simple past and past participle kamikazed)

1. (transitive) To destroy (a ship, etc.) in a suicide attack, especially by crashing an aircraft.
2. (intransitive) To carry out a suicide attack, especially by crashing an aircraft.
3. (intransitive, slang) To fail disastrously.

Adjective

kamikaze (not comparable)

1. suicidal, risking one's own life
   • February 2018, Robert Draper in National Geographic Magazine, They Are Watching You—and Everything Else on the Planet

     Sheathed in helmets, gloves, and jackets, they look more like manic video game figures than humans. They weave through traffic and around double-decker buses at kamikaze velocity.

Noun

kamikaze m (plural kamikazes)

1. kamikaze

Alternative forms

• kamikadze

Noun

kamikaze m anim

1. kamikaze (one who makes an attack requiring his suicide, especially when done with an aircraft)

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 神風 (かみかぜ (kamikaze, “suicide flyer”, literally “divine wind”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.mi.kaz/, /ka.mi.ka.ze/

Noun

kamikaze m, f (plural kamikazes)

1. kamikaze (person carrying out a suicide attack); suicide bomber

Further reading

• “kamikaze” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 神風 (かみかぜ (kamikaze, “suicide flyer”, literally “divine wind”)).

Noun

kamikaze m (invariable)

1. kamikaze

Romanization

kamikaze

1. Rōmaji transcription of かみかぜ

Alternative forms

• camicase

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 神風 (かみかぜ (kamikaze, “suicide flyer”, literally “divine wind”)).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ka.mi.ˈka.zɨ/
• Hyphenation: ka‧mi‧ka‧ze

Noun

kamikaze m (plural kamikazes)

1. kamikaze

Adjective

kamikaze m, f (plural kamikazes, comparable)

1. kamikaze

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 神風 (かみかぜ (kamikaze, “suicide flyer”, literally “divine wind”)).

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /kamiˈkaθe/
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /kamiˈkase/
• Rhymes: -aθe, -ase

Noun

kamikaze m (plural kamikazes)

1. kamikaze