Tasso

[ tas-oh; Italian tahs-saw ]

noun

1. Tor·qua·to [taw, r, -, kwah, -taw], 1544–95, Italian poet.

Tasso

/ ˈtasso /

noun

1. TassoTorquato15441595MItalianWRITING: poet Torquato (torˈkwaːto). 1544–95, Italian poet, noted for his pastoral idyll Aminta (1573) and for Jerusalem Delivered (1581), dealing with the First Crusade

Example Sentences

“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

Pronounced “mock shoe,” which is said to be a French inflection of a Native American word, this Creole classic usually is made with crawfish and/or tasso ham.

From Washington Times

What if he finds a middle path in which he can still be a good guy while still expressing his hurt and frustration without resorting to ridiculous gimmicks like “Led Tasso,” as he did in Episode 3 of last season?

From New York Times

He was invited to conduct the Donizetti rarity “Torquato Tasso” at the Buxton Festival in England in 1988; that led to an engagement at the Royal Opera in London, and a broadcast reached Brian McMaster, then the leader of Welsh National Opera, who hired Rizzi as music director in Cardiff.

From New York Times

Tasso Azevedo, who helped create the Amazon Fund, one of the most successful financial mechanisms to preserve the rainforest, was unimpressed with the text of the agreement announced on Monday.

From New York Times