shako
pronunciation
How to pronounce shako in British English:
UK ['ʃækəʊ]
How to pronounce shako in American English:
US ['ʃækoʊ]
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- Noun:
- tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions
Word Origin
- shako (n.)
- cylindrical soldier's hat with plume, 1815, from Hungarian csákó, short for csákós süveg "peaked cap," from adjectival form of csáko "peak, projecting point of a cow's horn," which some European etymologists derive from German zacken "point, spike," but which Hungarian sources regard as of unknown origin.