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”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeɪkəʊ/, /ˈʃɑːkəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeɪkoʊ/, /ˈʃɑkoʊ/

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• Rhymes: -eɪkəʊ

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. (British) A bearskin or busby.

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑːkəʊ/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑkoʊ/

shako (uncountable)

1. The squilla or mantis shrimp.

• Ashok, Hoaks, hakos, kohas, kosha

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shako m (plural shakos)

1. shako (hat)

• “shako”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃako/

shako (plural shaki)

1. chessman

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

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

shako

1. Rōmaji transcription of しゃこ