yagura
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 櫓 (“tower, turret, keep, scaffold”).
Noun
yagura (plural yagura)
- (sumo) A high wooden tower in front of a sumo arena from which a yobidashi beats the taiko drum each day before and after each tournament.
Japanese
Romanization
yagura
- Rōmaji transcription of やぐら