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Tasso

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

noun

  1. Torquato 1544–95, Italian poet.


Tasso British  
/ ˈtasso /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Tasso di Matari in Sardinia, Italy, is one of the island's oldest yew trees, standing for centuries in the Supramonte di Urzulei.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2025

“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

Torquato Tasso, who is named after an Italian poet of the 16th century, was able to accelerate away from veteran French jockey Christophe Soumillon on Tarnawa, with Hurricane Lane taking third place.

From Seattle Times Oct. 3, 2021

Tasso Azevedo, coordinator of MapBiomas Alert, a partnership that validates deforestation alerts in Brazil, said the coronavirus outbreak had led Brazil to cut back on efforts to protect the Amazon.

From Washington Post Apr. 20, 2020

This delay was a source of trouble to Tasso, who was in feeble health, and had a presentiment that his death was near.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

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