jacko

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UK/ˈd͡ʒæ.kəʊ/US/ˈd͡ʒæ.koʊ/

noun

laughing kookaburra

Similar
Jocko
OriginEnglish oh ← Middle English o ← Old French oh →
Less commonScrabble 18
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Meanings

jacko1

nounjacko (plural jackos)

plural jackos

  1. Australiainformallaughing kookaburra

Jacko2

proper noun
  1. informalA nickname for a person whose name is Jack, whose surname is Jackson, or similar.
  2. formerlyA name applied to monkeys or apes, especially the Barbary ape.

    Synonyms: Jocko

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA name applied to monkeys or apes, especially the Barbary ape.

Similar
Jocko
Also see
jockolaughing kookaburra

Origin

jacko · noun

From (laughing) jackass + -o.

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Jacko · proper noun

  1. Biblical Hebrewעָקַב
  2. Biblical Hebrewיַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ)
  3. Ancient GreekἸακώβ (Iakṓb)
  4. Ancient GreekἸάκωβος (Iákōbos)
  5. LatinIācōbusslbor.?
  6. FrenchJacques
  7. Middle EnglishJackin
  8. EnglishJack
  9. Latinō
  10. Old Frenchoh
  11. Middle Englisho
  12. EnglishO
  13. Middle Englisho
  14. Englishoh
  15. EnglishJacko

From Jack + -o.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with jacko

tobaccopaco
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Anagrams

Kojac
Cite this entry
APA

jacko. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jacko

MLA

“jacko.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jacko. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jacko,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jacko.

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