mako

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
11
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈmɑkoʊ/
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/ˈmɑkoʊ/ · /ˈmeɪkoʊ/ · /ˈmɑːkəʊ/

Definition of mako

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of mako shark
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noun

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of mako shark
  2. (alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only)Alternative form of Maku (“Amazon peoples”).

name

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Maku (“languages”).
  2. A surname from Hungarian.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Māori makō (“shark”), a Southern Maori dialect form of the more standard mangō (“shark”).

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2-letter words

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