Etymology

shako

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Today it means: A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume. Full definition →

French shako ← Hungarian csákó
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shako · noun1

  1. Hungarian · derived fromcsákó“cylindrical military dress hat worn by the Hungarian hussars from the 18th century to World War I”
  2. French · borrowed fromshako
  3. English todayshako

Borrowed from French shako, from Hungarian csákó (“cylindrical military dress hat worn by the Hungarian hussars from the 18th century to World War I”).

shako · noun2

  1. Chinese · derived from蝦蛄 /虾蛄
  2. Japanese · borrowed from蝦蛄
  3. English todayshako

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

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