tosa

/ ˈtəʊsə /

noun

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

Origin of tosa¹

C20: from the name of a province of the island of Shikoku, Japan

Next to Tosa, Saga came to share influence under the new government.

Satcho kept their mutual harmony well together, and Tosa and Saga joined in the concert.

Full in front of us stood the defiant tower of the Cima Tosa, with the two Boccas on either side of it.

In front the towers of the Cima Tosa were framed between two bold buttresses, the ends of the bounding ridges of our valley.

Passing round a rocky corner, we found ourselves for the first time facing the huge mass of the Cima Tosa.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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