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basho

/ˈbaʃəʊ/
noun
A sumo wrestling tournament.

Origin
Japanese, from ba ‘place, occasion’ + shō ‘place, locality’.

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Marco took a break from the World Cup tournament by visiting a basho on his Asian trip.

He was surprised to find the wrestlers were having their own difficulty concentrating.

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