shako
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from French shako, from Hungarian csákó (“cylindrical military dress hat worn by the Hungarian hussars from the 18th century to World War I”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʃeɪkəʊ/, /ˈʃɑːkəʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈʃeɪkoʊ/, /ˈʃɑkoʊ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪkəʊ
Noun edit
shako (plural shakos or shakoes)
- A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.
- (British) A bearskin or busby.
Translations edit
military dress hat
Etymology 2 edit
From Japanese 蝦蛄 (shako), ultimately from Chinese 蝦蛄/虾蛄 (xiāgū).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
shako (uncountable)
Anagrams edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
shako m (plural shakos)
- shako (hat)
Further reading edit
- “shako”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Ido edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English chess, French échec, German Schach, Italian scacco, Russian ша́хматы (šáxmaty), Spanish jaque.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
shako (plural shaki)
Derived terms edit
- shakoludo (“chess”)
- shakoludar (“to play chess”)
- shakoplanko (“chess board”)
- shakar (“to give a check”)
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Romanization edit
shako