Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

basho

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: basho
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sumo tournament of any kind.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From Japanese 場所(ばしょ) (basho), short form of 本場所(ほんばしょ) (honbasho, “honbasho”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

bashos (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

jungyo

Questions

What does basho mean?: A sumo tournament of any kind.
Where does basho come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce basho

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