eskrima
es·kri·manoun
eskrima is spelled E-S-K-R-I-M-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables (es·kri·ma). It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, eskrima means “The traditional martial arts of the Philippines, which emphasize the use of sticks, knives, and various improvised weapons” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in eskrima?
| Letters | 7: E-S-K-R-I-M-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: es·kri·ma |
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is eskrima?
Eskrima appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce eskrima?
Eskrima has 3 syllables, split es·kri·ma in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eskrima mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The traditional martial arts of the Philippines, which emphasize the use of sticks, knives, and various improvised weapons.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does eskrima come from?
From Tagalog escrima or eskrima, borrowed from Spanish esgrima, noun form of the verb esgrimir (“to handle a melee weapon whether for offensive or defensive purposes”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).