oil wrestling

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Definition of oil wrestling in English Turkish dictionary

(Spor) Yağlı güreş

yağlı güreşçi

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Definition of oil wrestling in English English dictionary

Oil wrestling (Turkish: yağlı güreş), also called grease wrestling, is the Turkish national sport. It is so called because the wrestlers douse themselves with olive oil

(Spor) Oil wrestling (Turkish: yağlı güreş) is the Turkish national sport. It is known sometimes as grease wrestling because the wrestlers douse themselves with olive oil. It is related to Uzbek Kurash, Tuvan Khuresh and to Tatar Köräş. The wrestlers, known as pehlivan (from Persian پهلوان or pehlevān, meaning "hero" or "champion") wear a type of hand-stitched lederhosen called kisbet (sometimes kispet), which were traditionally made of water buffalo hide, but now also of calfskin

Hyphenation

oil wres·tling

Turkish pronunciation

oyl reslîng

Pronunciation

/ˈoil ˈresləɴɢ/ /ˈɔɪl ˈrɛslɪŋ/