shako
nounEtymology From Japanese 蝦蛄 (shako), ultimately from Chinese 蝦蛄 /虾蛄 (xiāgū).
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The squilla or mantis shrimp.
noun — 3 senses
UK /ˈʃeɪkəʊ/ · US /ˈʃeɪkoʊ/
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”).
A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.
UK A bearskin or busby.
Etymology From Japanese 蝦蛄 (shako), ultimately from Chinese 蝦蛄 /虾蛄 (xiāgū).
The squilla or mantis shrimp.
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