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  • noun sumo any of the six official sumo tournaments

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From Japanese 本場所

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  • Three times a year, sumo tournaments, or honbasho (pronounced HON-ba-sho), take place at the venerable Kokugikan sumo hall in Ryogoku, a district in eastern Tokyo.

    A Novice's Guide to Watching Sumo 2008

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