Honbasho
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of the six official sumo tournaments.
"Although there are six two-week top-tier tournaments, or honbasho, every year, Kotoshogiku’s victory was the first for a Japanese wrestler in 10 years."
Example
More examples"Although there are six two-week top-tier tournaments, or honbasho, every year, Kotoshogiku’s victory was the first for a Japanese wrestler in 10 years."
Etymology
From Japanese 本場所(ほんばしょ) (honbasho).