Basho

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sumo tournament of any kind.

    "Two basho later, I was at sekiwake, the third-highest rank in sumo."

Example

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”).

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