Meanings
- attributiveA type of electrical socket (or plug), consisting of two round holes (or pins) with ground contacts on top and bottom.
To understand abstraction, imagine a power socket in the EU. It looks like a pig snout, and we call it the Schuko socket, seen in Figure 8.7.
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By far the most widely used types outside the US, however, are the two-pin Schuko plug and socket of continental Europe and the fused three-pin and socket found in the UK.
1984, MEC: Middle East Construction - Volume 9, page 78Electrical Electrical power voltage in Germany is 230 V based on the Schuko system (Schuko is short for Schutzkontakt, which means safety socket).
2015, Larry Kulchawik, Trade Shows From One Country To The Next, →ISBNBoth vehicles should be able to be charged using a Schuko socket in one phase, 230V/10A, their top speed should exceed 100 km/h and their maximum cost should be SEK 400,000–650,000 (EUR 48,000–78,000).
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Origin
- GermanSchutzkontakt
- EnglishSchuko
Short for German Schutzkontakt (safety socket) from Schutz (“protection”), + Kontakt (“contact”)
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish Schuko, schuko
- SchukoA type of electrical socket (or plug)
- schukoA type of electrical socket (or plug)
Cite this entry
Schuko. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schuko
“Schuko.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schuko. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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