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Shako

//ˈʃeɪkoʊ// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.
  2. 2
    The squilla or mantis shrimp. uncountable
  3. 3
    tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions wordnet
  4. 4
    A bearskin or busby. British

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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