Shako Definition

zhakō
shako, shakoes, shakos
noun
shakos
A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat, usually with a flat top and a plume.
Webster's New World

(UK) A bearskin or busby.

Wiktionary

The squilla or mantis shrimp.

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Other Word Forms of Shako

Noun

Singular:
shako
Plural:
shakoes, shakos

Origin of Shako

  • French schako from Hungarian csákó from csákós (süveg) pointed (cap) from csák peak perhaps from Middle High German zacke tack, nail

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Hungarian csákó a cylindrical military dress hat worn by the Hungarian hussars (from the 18th century to the 1st World War).

    From Wiktionary

Shako Sentence Examples

  • Interesting that he has a blue frock coat and Shako.

  • The corps wore the shako until the introduction of the home service pattern green spiked helmet in 1878.

  • The second Albert pattern Shako which I am wearing in these pictures is home made from felt and kitchen lino.

  • He wore an unfastened cloak, wide breeches hanging down in creases, and a crumpled shako on the back of his head.

  • In front came a man wearing a strange shako and a blue cloak, swarthy, sunburned, and with a hooked nose.

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Words Starting With

SSHSHA

Words Ending With

OKOAKO

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