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shako

/ˈʃeɪkəʊ//ˈʃeɪkoʊ/

shako noun: a stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.

shako: a stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume
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Noun (1)

shako (plural shakos or shakoes)

  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.

Noun (2)

UK/ˈʃɑːkəʊ/US/ˈʃɑkoʊ/

shako (uncountable)

  1. The squilla or mantis shrimp.

Forms of shako

pluralshakos
pluralshakoes

Origin of shako

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

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

Words that rhyme with shako

Questions about shako

What does shako mean?
Shako means a stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.
What part of speech is shako?
Shako is a noun.
How do you pronounce shako?
Shako is pronounced /ˈʃeɪkəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of shako?
The plural of shako is shakos.

Words near shako in the dictionary

  1. shakingly
  2. shakings
  3. Shakir
  4. Shakira
  5. Shakirs
  6. shako
  7. shakoes
  8. Shakoor
  9. Shakoors
  10. Shakopee
  11. shakos

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