English

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.

Translations

See also

• hara-kiri
• seppuku
• suicide
• suicide bomber

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.

References

• Discussion of this term on Languagehat, a language blog

Catalan

Noun

kamikaze m ‎(plural kamikazes)

1. kamikaze

Czech

Alternative forms

• kamikadze

Noun

kamikaze m

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

French

Etymology

From Japanese kamikaze.

Noun

kamikaze m, f ‎(plural kamikazes)

1. kamikaze

Synonyms

• attaque suicide

Italian

Etymology

Japanese

Noun

kamikaze m ‎(invariable)

1. kamikaze

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• camicase

Etymology

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

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:kamikaze.

Adjective

kamikaze m, f ‎(plural kamikazes, comparable)

1. kamikaze

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:kamikaze.

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /ka.miˈka.θe/
• (Others) IPA^(key): /ka.miˈka.se/
• Rhymes: -aθe, -ase

Noun

kamikaze m ‎(plural kamikazes)

1. kamikaze