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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TOSA

From the name of a province of the island of Shikoku, Japan.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TOSA

tosa  [ˈtəʊsə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOSA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tosa is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TOSA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tosa in the English dictionary

The definition of tosa in the dictionary is a large dog, usually red in colour, which is a cross between a mastiff and a Great Dane: originally developed for dog-fighting; it is not recognized as a breed by kennel clubs outside Japan.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOSA


aftosa
ɑːfˈtəʊsə
amorosa
ˌæməˈrəʊsə
curiosa
ˌkjʊərɪˈəʊsə
dosa
ˈdəʊsə
Formosa
fɔːˈməʊsə
gloriosa
ˌɡləʊrɪˈəʊsə
greengrocer
ˈɡriːnˌɡrəʊsə
grocer
ˈɡrəʊsə
margosa
mɑːˈɡəʊsə
mimosa
mɪˈməʊsə
mucosa
mjuːˈkəʊsə
proser
ˈprəʊsə
rugosa
ruːˈɡəʊsə
samosa
səˈməʊsə
scabiosa
ˌskeɪbɪˈəʊsə
serosa
sɪˈrəʊsə
submucosa
ˌsʌbmjuːˈkəʊsə
Tolosa
təˈləʊsə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOSA

tosh
toshach
tosher
Toshkent
toshy
toss
toss off
toss up
toss-up
tosser
tossicated
tossily
tosspot
tossy
tostada
tostado
tosticated

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOSA

anorexia nervosa
Appaloosa
bulimia nervosa
corpora cavernosa
mariposa
mater dolorosa
Monte Rosa
ponderosa
Ramaphosa
retinitis pigmentosa
Reynosa
roosa
Rosa
sub rosa
Vallombrosa
Vargas Llosa
Via Dolorosa
Villahermosa
virtuosa
Xhosa

Synonyms and antonyms of tosa in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tosa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOSA

Find out the translation of tosa to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tosa from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tosa» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

TOSA
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tosa
570 millions of speakers

English

tosa
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Tosa
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

توسا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тоса-ину
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Tosa
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tosa
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tosa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tosa
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

土佐犬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

토사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tosa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tosa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டோசா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Tosa
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tosa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tosa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tosa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тоса - іну
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Tosa
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Tosa
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Tosa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tosa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tosa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tosa

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOSA»

The term «tosa» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.375 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of tosa
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOSA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tosa» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tosa» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tosa

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOSA»

Discover the use of tosa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tosa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Tosa Diary
The quiet but insightful story of a fifty-five day journey by ship from Tosa to Kyoto in AD 935.
Ki No Tsurayuki, William N. Porter, 2005
2
The Last Tosa: Iwasa Katsumochi Matabei, Bridge to Ukiyo-e
Extending its analysis beyond the individual artist, The last Tosa examines the trends and artistic developments of a transitional period and makes heretofore unexamined connections between the world of the aristocrat and the merchant as ...
Sandy Kita, 1999
3
Tosa Mitsunobu and the small scroll in medieval Japan
These three works are easily among the most artistically accomplished and sophisticated small scrolls to have survived. Melissa McCormick is John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Humanities, Harvard University.
Melissa McCormick, 2009
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Japanese Poetic Diaries
The Tosa Diary The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (Taketori Monogatari) has long been called by Japanese scholars "the parent of all tales." But The Tosa Diary may properly be termed the parent of all Japanese prose fiction, including the tale, ...
Earl Roy Miner, 1969
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The Woman's Hand: Gender and Theory in Japanese Women's Writing
2 The Tosa Diary: In the Interstices of Gender and Criticism LYNNE K. MIYAKE Tosa nikki (The Tosa diary), written in 935 by a prominent male poet and courtier, opens with a provocative statement: Otoko mo sunaru niki to iu mono o, onna mo  ...
Paul Gordon Schalow, Janet A. Walker, 1996
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Mercantilism in a Japanese Domain: The Merchant Origins of ...
In the eighteenth century, kokukeki thought emerged into public discourse to fill this gap. It emerged out of the seventeenth-century context, which will be explored in this chapter. Tfamauchi Katsutoyo receives Tosa from the Tokugawa After the ...
Luke S. Roberts, 2002
7
The Kill List
Its one mission is to track, find, and kill those so dangerous to the United States that they are on a short document known as the Kill List. TOSA actually exists. So does the Kill List.
Frederick Forsyth, 2013
8
Handbook of Fiber Optic Data Communication: A Practical ...
As stated in previous chapters, a transceiver module generally consists of a ROSA and a TOSA assembled on a substrate with associated drive and mux/ demux circuitry. The critical alignments that we are discussing are needed to as- semble ...
Casimer DeCusatis, 2011
9
Gone Girl: A Novel
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary.
Gillian Flynn, 2012
10
Japanese Tosa
Traces the history of the breed, describes breed standards, discusses care and grooming requirements, and includes information on training.
Steve Ostuni, Serena Burnett, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOSA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tosa is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tosa's Night Out set for Aug. 4 at Hart Park
Neighborhood Watch Committee members Harry Kohal and Diana Barkow advertise the Tosa Night Out event at the Tosa Farmers Market in May 2014. «Wauwatosa Now, Jul 15»
2
Proposed Benji's Deli and Thai-namite going to Tosa Plan …
Mike Price, who has owned Benji's since 2006 with his brother, Chris Price, moved to east Tosa several years ago. He fell in love with the area, he said, and also ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
3
3 things on tap in Tosa: a New York-style deli, a Thai food explosion …
Between sushi, matzo balls and beer, there's lots on the menu for Wauwatosa's Plan Commission, which soon takes its first look at plans for a new Asian fusion ... «Milwaukee Business Journal, Jun 15»
4
Cycling sisters finish East Tosa Gran Prix 1-2
Racers compete in the Pro Mens 1/2 division of the East Tosa Gran Prix, the final ... first and second place in the East Tosa Gran Prix on Sunday night by helping ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jun 15»
5
East Tosa Gran Prix returns to Wauwatosa Sunday
A group of Category 2/3 cyclists eye the start/finish line after turning onto West North Avenue from N.orth 69th Street during the East Tosa Gran Prix on the streets ... «Wauwatosa Now, Jun 15»
6
Pizza Man in Tosa opening ahead of schedule
Pizza Man's second location will now open Friday at Tosa's Mayfair Collection, the restaurants' director of operations said. Its opening originally was slated for ... «Milwaukee Business Journal, Jun 15»
7
Tosa Skatepark hits snag as bids come in higher than expected
Plans for the Tosa Skatepark at Hart Park may have to be reeavaluated after the lowest bid for the project came in at about $592,000. It had previously been ... «Wauwatosa Now, Jun 15»
8
Tosa Tonight releases lineup for summer concert series
Tosa Tonight released its lineup today for seven free summer concerts at Hart Park in Wauwatosa, sponsored by Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of ... «Wauwatosa Now, May 15»
9
East kickers blank Tosa West, 2-0
Two freshman made their mark in their first 'Battle of Tosa' on Saturday at Whitman Field and led Wauwatosa East to a 2-0 win over crosstown rival Wauwatosa ... «Wauwatosa Now, May 15»
10
Ask Wauwatosa Now: Why is Tosa's ZIP Code 53226 linked to …
Why is Tosa's ZIP Code 53226 linked to Milwaukee? Issue: A reader asked that question and wondered why what is clearly is a Wauwatosa ZIP Code does not ... «Wauwatosa Now, Apr 15»

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