basho

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basho

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

noun basho · bashos

A sumo tournament of any kind. Two basho later, I was at sekiwake, the third-highest rank in sumo.

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@misc{basho_2026,
  title = {basho},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/basho},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}