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tosa

/ (ˈtəʊsə) /

noun

a large dog, usually red in colour, which is a cross between a mastiff and a Great Dane: originally developed for dog-fighting; it is not recognized as a breed by kennel clubs outside Japan

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Word Origin for tosa

C20: from the name of a province of the island of Shikoku, Japan

Words nearby tosa

torus fracture, Torvill and Dean, Tory, Toryish, Toryism, tosa, to save one's life, to say nothing of, to say the least, Tosca, Toscana
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