mako
/ˈmɑːkəʊ/US/ˈmɑkoʊ/
mako is the ellipsis of mako shark.
Meaning of mako shark
Noun
mako shark (plural mako sharks)
- Either of two powerful mackerel sharks of the genus Isurus, having a large heavy body, a sharp nose and a nearly symmetrical tail, found in southern oceans.
- He was a very big Mako shark built to swim as fast as the fastest fish in the sea and everything about him was beautiful except his jaws.1952 September 1, Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 100
Noun capitalized: Mako
Mako pl (plural only)
- Alternative form of Maku (“Amazon peoples”).
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Mako
Mako
- Alternative form of Maku (“languages”).
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Mako
Mako (plural Makos)
- A surname from Hungarian.
Forms of mako
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | makos |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Makos |
Origin of mako
Borrowed from Māori makō (“shark”), a Southern Maori dialect form of the more standard mangō (“shark”).
Borrowed from Hungarian Makó.
Phrases with mako
Questions about mako
- What does mako mean?
- Mako means a surname from Hungarian.
- What is mako the ellipsis of?
- Mako is the ellipsis of mako shark.
- What part of speech is mako?
- Mako can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce mako?
- Mako is pronounced /ˈmɑkoʊ/ (US).
- What is the plural of mako?
- The plural of mako is makos.
Words near mako in the dictionary
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