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seppuku
sep·pu·ku [ se pkoo, séppə koo ]


noun 
Definition:
 
cultural anthropology 
Same as  hara-kiri
[Late 19th century. < Japanese< setsu "to cut" (< Middle Chinese tshet) + fuku "abdomen" (< Middle Chinese fuwk)]
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