Tarasco

[tuh-ras-koh, -rahs-]

noun

plural

Tarascos ,

plural

Tarasco .

1. Tarascan.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tarasco¹

First recorded in 1870–75; Tarascan ( def. )

Example Sentences

What was tough is that originally the first five minutes were all spoken in P’urhépecha, in the Tarasco language, but we kept getting feedback from the studios, “You don’t want to alienate the kids. Little kids don’t want to read and they’re going to change it to ‘Coco Melon’ if you have it, so let’s mix it in there.”

From Los Angeles Times

With everyone on the top step of the Mets dugout to applaud his accomplishment, Hunter waved in their direction, gave a little shake of the hips and fist-bumped first-base coach Tony Tarasco.

From Seattle Times

Tarasco was born in Manhattan and is one of 139 players to play for the Yankees and Mets, but he’s best known in New York for a play in the 1996 AL Championship Series when he was with the Baltimore Orioles.

From Seattle Times

The 50-year-old Tarasco will take over for Tony DeFrancesco, who is moving to a new role as senior advisor for player development and scouting.

From Seattle Times

Tarasco was chasing Derek Jeter’s long fly in right field when 12-year-old Jeffrey Maier reached over the wall and deflected the ball into the seats.

From Seattle Times