Basho
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sumo tournament of any kind.
"Two basho later, I was at sekiwake, the third-highest rank in sumo."
Antonyms
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More examples"This is a very famous haiku by Basho."
Etymology
From Japanese 場所(ばしょ) (basho), short form of 本場所(ほんばしょ) (honbasho, “honbasho”).