"tosa" meaning in English

See tosa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: tosas [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese 土佐 (Tosa), according to the former Tosa province on the island of Shikoku where the dog was originally bred. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|土佐|tr=Tosa}} Japanese 土佐 (Tosa) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tosa (plural tosas)
  1. A Japanese breed of fighting dog Wikipedia link: tosa Categories (lifeform): Dogs Synonyms: tosa inu (english: Tosa dog; lit.) Translations (breed of dog): tosa (Finnish), Tosa [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-tosa-en-noun-ZqJYF54J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 13 entries: 9 1 2 8 13 7 11 8 7 1 6 8 1 7 1 5 1 0 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 0 3 7 12 6 10 7 9 1 6 7 0 9 1 7 1 0 7

Inflected forms

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