shako

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UK/ˈʃeɪkəʊ/UK/ˈʃɑːkəʊ/US/ˈʃeɪkoʊ/US/ˈʃɑkoʊ/

noun

A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.

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bearskinbusby
OriginFrench shako ← Hungarian csákó →
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Meanings

shako1

nounshako (plural shakos or shakoes)

plural shakos · plural shakoes

  1. A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.
  2. UKA bearskin or busby.

shako2

nounshako (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe squilla or mantis shrimp.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions

Similar
bearskinbusby
Broader
hatchapeaulid
Also see
bearskinbusby

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

shako · noun

  1. Hungariancsákó“cylindrical military dress hat worn by the Hungarian hussars from the 18th century to World War I”
  2. Frenchshako
  3. Englishshako

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

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shako · noun

  1. Chinese蝦蛄 /虾蛄
  2. Japanese蝦蛄
  3. Englishshako

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

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Translations

Bulgarian ки́вер
  • ки́вер (kíver)military dress hat
Czech čáka
  • čákamilitary dress hat
French shako
  • shakomilitary dress hat
German Tschako
  • Tschakomilitary dress hat
Hungarian csákó
  • csákómilitary dress hat
Polish czako
  • czakomilitary dress hat
Russian ки́вер
  • ки́вер (kíver)military dress hat

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with shako

draco
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Anagrams

AshoksokhaShokakosha
Cite this entry
APA

shako. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shako

MLA

“shako.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shako. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shako,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shako.

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