Tarasco
Americannoun
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Tarascos,
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Tarasco
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Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Tarasco
First recorded in 1870–75; see origin at Tarascan ( def. )
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At El Tarasco, a Mexican food joint in Venice, cashier Maricela Moreno goes a step further.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2020
And unlike Tarasco, who was braced at the wall to leap for Jeter’s drive, Judge was trying to catch up to Correa’s drive as it reached the stands.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2017
Despite the protests of Baltimore right fielder Tony Tarasco, who pleaded for fan interference, umpire Rich Garcia ruled it a home run, which tied the score.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2017
“That’s just the competitor in him,” Nationals first base coach Tony Tarasco said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2015
In giving directions, one might say: "To get to Rincon Tarasco restaurant, get onto El Camino Bignum going logical north."
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele
A cycle of 52 years was thus obtained in a manner almost identical with that of the Aztecs, Tarascos and other nations.
From The Maya Chronicles Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1 by Daniel Garrison Brinton
The Tarascos were an interesting nation who lived in the province of Michoacan, due west of the valley of Mexico.
From American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent by Daniel Garrison Brinton
A village on the northern edge of the Sierra de los Tarascos, 32 kilometers by road west of Zacapu; pine-oak forest at village and to the south; mesquite-grassland immediately to the north.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by William E. Duellman
Possibly the species occurs in the Sierra de los Tarascos in Michoacán.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by William E. Duellman
This salamander seems to reach its greatest abundance in Michoacán in the Sierra de los Tarascos between Pátzcuaro and Tancítaro, where it is found at elevations from 1500 to 2900 meters.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by William E. Duellman
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