shako

English

WOTD – 15 December 2006
Shako

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Hungarian csákó (cylindrical military dress hat worn by the Hungarian hussars from the 18th century to World War I).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʃeɪkəʊ/, /ˈʃɑːkəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈʃeɪkoʊ/, /ˈʃɑkoʊ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪkəʊ

Noun

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. (Britain) A bearskin or busby.
Translations

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʃɑːkəʊ/
    • (file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈʃɑkoʊ/

Noun

shako (uncountable)

  1. The squilla or mantis shrimp.

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

shako m (plural shakos)

  1. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (hat)

Further reading

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English chess, French échec, German Schach, Italian scacco, Russian ша́хматы (šáxmaty), Spanish jaque.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃako/

Noun

shako (plural shaki)

  1. chessman

Derived terms

  • shakoludo (chess)
  • shakoludar (to play chess)
  • shakoplanko (chess board)
  • shakar (to give a check)

References

  • Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, pages 43, 705
  • Progreso VI (in Ido), 1913–1914, pages 116, 298, 347

Japanese

Romanization

shako

  1. Rōmaji transcription of しゃこ
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