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tosa

tosa noun: a Japanese breed of fighting dog.

Noun

tosa (plural tosas)

  1. A Japanese breed of fighting dog
    Synonyms:
    tosa inu

Proper noun capitalized: Tosa

Tosa

  1. A city in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.

Synonyms of tosa

  • tosa inu

Forms of tosa

pluraltosas

Origin of tosa

From Japanese 土佐 (Tosa), according to the former Tosa province on the island of Shikoku where the dog was originally bred.

Borrowed from Japanese 土佐 (Tosa).

Words formed from tosa

Questions about tosa

What does tosa mean?
Tosa means a Japanese breed of fighting dog.
What part of speech is tosa?
Tosa can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of tosa?
The plural of tosa is tosas.

Words near tosa in the dictionary

  1. torymids
  2. Toryshire
  3. Torzhok
  4. TOS
  5. tos and fros
  6. tosa
  7. Tosa Bay
  8. Tosado
  9. Tosados
  10. Tosafist
  11. Tosafists

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