Phrase guide

roundhouse kick

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A kick in which the attacker swings his/her leg around in a semicircular motion, striking with the front of the leg or foot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: cirkelspark — Translations
  • Esperanto: gira kiko — Translations
  • Finnish: kiertopotku — Translations
  • French: coup de pied circulaire — Translations
  • German: Roundhouse-Kick — Translations
  • Italian: calcio circolare — Translations
  • Japanese: 回し蹴り — Translations
  • Japanese: まわしげり — Translations
  • Korean: 돌려 차기 (dollyeo chagi) — Translations
  • Persian: لگد دورانی — Translations
  • Piedmontese: càuss sircolar — Translations
  • Polish: kopnięcie okrężne — Translations
  • Portuguese: chute circular — Translations
  • Russian: удар с разворота (udar s razvorota) — Translations
  • Spanish: patada giratoria — Translations
  • Thai: เตะตัด — Translations
  • Ukrainian: круговий удар ногою (kruhovyj udar nohoju) — Translations