name
Meaning 1
A city in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tosa
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noun
Meaning 2
A Japanese breed of fighting dog
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tosa inu
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 土佐 (Tosa).
From Japanese 土佐 (Tosa), according to the former Tosa province on the island of Shikoku where the dog was originally bred.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 土佐 (Tǔzuǒ) — city in Japan
- Japanese: 土佐 (Tosa) — city in Japan
- Polish: Tosa — city in Japan
- Finnish: tosa — breed of dog
- German: Tosa — breed of dog
- Polish: tosa — breed of dog