Tasso

American

[tas-oh, tahs-saw] / ˈtæs oʊ, ˈtɑs sɔ /

noun

Torquato 1544–95, Italian poet.

Tasso British

/ 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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“We want to make it as easy on the players as possible,” said Tasso Panopoulos, whose many responsibilities with the Chargers include having the loops ready to go.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2024

German outsider Torquator Tasso was a shock 80-1 winner in the 100th running of Europe's richest race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2021

Other candidates in the primary are the Sao Paulo governor Joao Doria, senator Tasso Jereissati and former senator Arthur Virgílio.

From Reuters • Jul. 2, 2021

Volunteers are also sent home with a Tasso device, which extracts blood samples for monthly testings.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2020

He admitted that when finally his Tasso composition began to take form Byron's Tasso was nearer his heart and thoughts than Goethe's.

From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James

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