Ba·sho (bä sh , bä-shô), Matsuo 1644-1694. Japanese poet known for his composition of haiku infused with the spirit of Zen Buddhism. |
basho [ˈbæʃəʊ]
n pl basho
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Wrestling) a grand tournament in sumo wrestling
[from Japanese]
Basho [bɑːˈʃɔː]
n
(Biographies / Basho, Matsuo (1644-1694) M, Japanese, WRITING: poet, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: travel writer) full name Matsuo Basho, originally Matsuo Munefusa. 1644-94, Japanese poet and travel writer, noted esp for his haiku
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