mikado

[ mi-kah-doh ]

/ mɪˈkɑ doʊ /

(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of the emperor of Japan.

(initial capital letter, italics) an operetta (1885) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.

(initial capital letter) a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck.

Origin of mikado

1720–30; < Japanese, equivalent to mi- exalted + kado gate, door (of the imperial palace)

miha, mihailović, mihi, mihl, mihrab, mikado, mikasuki, mike, mike fright, mike up, mike-mike

The Mikado tilted his cigar up to a level with the slant eyes of his mask, and laughed.

The Chase of the Golden Plate |Jacques Futrelle
The Mikado reviewed the troops on horseback in due form, and made a very good appearance accompanied by a well-appointed suite.

Due West |Maturin Murray Ballou
The story of “The Mikado” is so well known that it need not be given with much fulness of detail.

The Standard Light Operas |George Upton
In the same enclosure was a summer rest-house for the Mikado.

Strange Teas, Dinners, Weddings and Fetes |Various

See how pale and wan it is, said the Mikado; it is like a sad despairing lover.

Japanese Fairy Tales |Grace James

mikado

/ (mɪˈkɑːdəʊ) /

(often capital) archaic the Japanese emperor Compare tenno

C18: from Japanese, from mi- honourable + kado gate