Etymology

mako

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Today it means: A surname from Hungarian. Full definition →

Māori makō
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mako · noun1

  1. Māori · borrowed frommakō“shark”
  2. English todaymako

Borrowed from Māori makō (“shark”), a Southern Maori dialect form of the more standard mangō (“shark”).

Mako · proper noun2

  1. Hungarian · borrowed fromMakó
  2. English todayMako

Borrowed from Hungarian Makó.

Words from the same roots

Māorimakō all →

mako shark

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.