Tasso

[ tas-oh; Italian tahs-saw ]

/ ˈtæs oʊ; Italian ˈtɑs sɔ /

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noun

Tor·qua·to

[tawr-kwah-taw], /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/, 1544–95, Italian poet.

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Words nearby Tasso

tass, tassel, tassel flower, tasset, tassie, Tasso, taste, taste bud, taste buds, tasteful, tasteless

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How to use Tasso in a sentence

De Oliveira had good reports as a pupil at the Tasso da Silveira school, but he was mocked by fellow students.
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The Presbyterian Church of Piraquara is feeding police and journalists who still surround the nearby Tasso da Silveira school.
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Tasso stared past him at the remains of Rudi, at the blackened, smouldering fragments and bits of cloth.
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Tasso led him rapidly away, her eyes intense and bright, watching for claws that had escaped the blast.
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The two Tasso Types moved on, expressionless, walking side by side, through the gray ash.
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Tasso gripped the take-off switch, running her fingers over the smooth metal.
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"Tasso," answered Billy; and then seeing Mr. Parker at a distance, and wishing to speak to him, he walked away.
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British Dictionary definitions for Tasso

Tasso

/ (Italian ˈtasso) /

noun

Torquato (torˈkwaːto). 1544–95, Italian poet, noted for his pastoral idyll Aminta (1573) and for Jerusalem Delivered (1581), dealing with the First Crusade

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