BASHO

Meaning of BASHO in English

[ 'baʃəʊ ]

■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) a sumo wrestling tournament.

Origin

Japanese, from ba 'place, occasion' + shō 'place'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

BASHŌ — biographical name see: Matsuo
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BASHŌ — or Matsuo Bashō orig. Matsuo Munefusa born 1644, Ueno, Iga province, Japan died Nov. 28, 1694, Ōsaka Japanese haiku poet, …
Английский словарь Британика
BASHO — /bah shaw"/ , n. ( Basho Matsuo ) 1644?-94, Japanese poet.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BASHŌ — — see Matsuo
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BASHO — born 1644, Ueno, Iga Province, Japan died Nov. 28, 1694, Osaka in full Matsuo Basho, pseudonym of Matsuo Munefusa considered …
Britannica English vocabulary
BASHO — basho BrE AmE ˈbæʃ əʊ AmE bɑː ˈʃoʊ ▷ basho|s z —Japanese [ ba ˌɕo \]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BASHO — n. or Matsuo Bash 014D; orig. Matsuo Munefusa born 1644, Ueno, Iga province, Japan died Nov. 28, 1694, 014C; saka …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BASHO — n. Function: biographical name ― see MATSUO
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BASHO'CHANGEO — Weight loss course. Example: You have tried every other course, so now you should take the Homer Simpson's basho'changeo course.
Slang English vocab
HAIKU — Unrhymed Japanese poetic form consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines containing five, seven, and five syllables, respectively. Haiku …
Английский словарь Британика
EAST ASIAN ARTS — Visual, literary, and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. Painting and calligraphy are considered the only true fine arts …
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HAIKAI — /huy"kuy/ , n. , pl. haikai for 2. Pros. 1. an informal type of linked verse originated by Basho, a …
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HAIKU — also called Hokku, Japanese poetic form consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: SPORTS-AND-GAMES: WRESTLING — WRESTLING: Sumo. Yokozuna (grand champion) Takanohana dominated sumo wrestling in 1996, winning four of the six annual tournaments and finishing …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: SPORTS-AND-GAMES: WRESTLING
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SAIGYO — born 1118, Japan died March 23, 1190, Osaka also called Sato Norikiyo Japanese Buddhist priest-poet, one of the greatest masters …
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NISHIYAMA SOIN — born 1605, Higo Province, Japan died May 5, 1682, Kyoto? original name Nishiyama Toyoichi renga (linked-verse) poet of the early …
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MUKAI KYORAI — born 1651, Nagasaki, Japan died Oct. 8, 1704, Kyoto original name Mukai Kanetoki, also called Rakushisha Japanese haiku poet of …
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MATSUNAGA TEITOKU — born 1571, Kyoto died Jan. 3, 1654, Kyoto original name Matsunaga Katsuguma, also called Shoyuken, or Chozumaru renowned Japanese scholar …
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KOMPARU ZENCHIKU — born 1405, Japan died c. 1470, , Nara, Japan original name Shichiro Ujinobu no actor and playwright who also wrote …
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KODA ROHAN — born Aug. 20, 1867, Edo, Japan died July 30, 1947, Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture pseudonym of Koda Shigeyuki Japanese novelist and …
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JAPANESE LITERATURE — the body of written works produced by Japanese authors in Japanese or, in its earliest beginnings, in the Chinese classical …
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HASS, ROBERT — born March 1, 1941, San Francisco, California, U.S. American poet and translator whose body of work and tenure as poet …
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HANABUSA ITCHO — born 1652, Osaka, Japan died Feb. 7, 1724, Edo [now Tokyo] also called Itcho, original name Taga Shinko Japanese painter …
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GOSHO HEINOSUKE — born Feb. 1, 1902, Tokyo died May 1, 1981, Shizuoka, Japan Japanese motion-picture director and writer famous for films concerning …
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GENROKU PERIOD — in Japanese history, era from 1688 to 1704, characterized by a rapidly expanding commercial economy and the development of a …
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BUSON — born 1716, Kema, Settsu province, Japan died Jan. 17, 1784, Kyoto also called Yosa Buson, original name Taniguchi Buson Japanese …
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SOUL — soul S3 W3 /səʊl $ soʊl/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sawol ] 1 . SB’S …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SONNET — son ‧ net /ˈsɒnət, ˈsɒnɪt $ ˈsɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: sonetto …
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RHYME — I. rhyme 1 /raɪm/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: rime , probably from …
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POEM — po ‧ em S3 W3 /ˈpəʊəm, ˈpəʊɪm $ ˈpoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ poem …
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LIMERICK — lim ‧ e ‧ rick /ˈlɪmərɪk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Limerick county in Ireland ] …
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