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tosa¹

Where it comes from

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

noun tosas

  1. A Japanese breed of fighting dog

    Similar: tosa inu

Tosa²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 土佐 (Tosa).

proper noun

  1. A city in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.

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noun breed of dog

DeutschTosa

name city in Japan

日本語土佐 Tosa
中文土佐 Tǔzuǒ

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"tosa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tosa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tosa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tosa

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@misc{tosa_2026,
  title = {tosa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tosa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}