tosa

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noun

A Japanese breed of fighting dog

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tosa inu
OriginJapanese 土佐 →
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Meanings

tosa1

nountosa (plural tosas)

plural tosas

  1. A Japanese breed of fighting dog

    Synonyms: tosa inu

Tosa2

proper noun
  1. A city in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Japanese breed of fighting dog

Similar
tosa inu

Origin

tosa · noun

  1. Japanese土佐
  2. Englishtosa

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

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Tosa · proper noun

  1. Japanese土佐
  2. EnglishTosa

Borrowed from Japanese 土佐 (Tosa).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 土佐
  • 土佐 (Tǔzuǒ)city in Japan
Finnish tosa
  • tosabreed of dog
German Tosa
  • Tosabreed of dog
Japanese 土佐
  • 土佐 (Tosa)city in Japan
Polish tosa, Tosa
  • tosabreed of dog
  • Tosacity in Japan

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

taosoatsSatoSOTATsaostoaoast
Cite this entry
APA

tosa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tosa

MLA

“tosa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tosa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tosa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tosa.

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