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shako en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈʃɑkoʊ/ (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈʃɑːkəʊ/ (UK)
  • /ˈʃeɪkoʊ/ (US)
  • /ˈʃeɪkəʊ/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from French shako, from Hungarian csákó (“cylindrical military dress hat worn by the Hungarian hussars from the 18th century to World War I”).

Meanings

  1. A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.
  2. (UK) A bearskin or busby.

Forms

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shakoes Number=Plur lexicographic
shakos Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (8)

mk шако (military dress hat) · cs čáka (military dress hat) · hu csákó (military dress hat) · ru ки́вер (military dress hat) · pl czako (military dress hat) · bg ки́вер (military dress hat) · de Tschako (military dress hat) · fr shako (military dress hat)

shako en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈʃɑkoʊ/ (US)
  • /ˈʃɑːkəʊ/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Japanese 蝦蛄 (shako), ultimately from Chinese 蝦蛄 /虾蛄 (xiāgū).

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The squilla or mantis shrimp.