shako
shako · shakos · shakoes
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Tschako
A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor,…A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.
UK/ˈʃeɪkəʊ/US/ˈʃeɪkoʊ/
Meaning
3 sensesA stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.
Tschako
ки́верkíver
(UK)A bearskin or busby.
(uncountable)The squilla or mantis shrimp.
More definitions
- tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
military dress hat:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
military dress hat:
Origin
Borrowed from French shako, from Hungarian csákó (“cylindrical military dress hat worn byBorrowed from French shako, from Hungarian csákó (“cylindrical military dress hat worn by the Hungarian hussars from the 18th century to World War I”).
From Japanese 蝦蛄 (shako), ultimately from Chinese 蝦蛄 /虾蛄 (xiāgū).
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