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tasso

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: T AE1 S OW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from Italian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A Cajun-seasoned, cured pork.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Louisiana, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Torquato Tasso

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: poet

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Tasso.