shako

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
11
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈʃeɪkəʊ/ (UK)
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/ˈʃeɪkəʊ/ (UK) · /ˈʃɑːkəʊ/ (UK) · /ˈʃeɪkoʊ/ (US) · /ˈʃɑkoʊ/ (US)

Definition of shako

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

  1. A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.
  2. (British)A bearskin or busby.
  3. (uncountable)The squilla or mantis shrimp.

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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”).

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