Basho

American  

[bah-shaw] / bɑˈʃɔ /

noun

1. Basho Matsuo, 1644?–94, Japanese poet.

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Basho ¹ British  

/ bɑːˈʃɔː /

noun

1. full name Matsuo Basho , originally Matsuo Munefusa . 1644–94, Japanese poet and travel writer, noted esp for his haiku

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basho ² British  

/ ˈbæʃəʊ /

noun

1. a grand tournament in sumo wrestling

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Etymology

Origin of basho

C20: from Japanese

Example Sentences

Kyushu Basho in Fukuoka from Nov. 8-22 moved to Tokyo.

From Washington Times • Oct. 12, 2020

Alvin Ailey is too, as are Bach, Basho, the Brontës, Hemingway, Faulkner, Kahlil Gibran, Michelangelo and 361 others, all cataloged in “The Gazetteer and Atlas of Astronomy.”

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2015

The Brooklyn-based guitarist cites experts including Robbie Basho and John Fahey as influences, and the spirits of those artists weave through these eight tracks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2015

For example, Matsuo Basho, the greatest haiku poet, wrote before his death in 1694:

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Here is a hokku by Basho, one of the most skilled composers in that form.

From A Study of Poetry by Perry, Bliss