shako
or shack·o
[ shak-oh, shey-koh ]
/ ˈʃæk oʊ, ˈʃeɪ koʊ /
noun, plural shak·os or shack·os, shak·oes or shack·oes.
a military cap in the form of a cylinder or truncated cone, with a visor and a plume or pompon.
Origin of shako
1805–15; < French
schako < Hungarian
csákó, short for
csákós (
süveg) peaked (cap), adj. derivative of
csák peak < Middle High German
zacke peak, point; see
tack1
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British Dictionary definitions for shako
shako
shacko
/ (ˈʃækəʊ) /
noun plural shakos, shakoes, shackos or shackoes
a tall usually cylindrical military headdress, having a plume and often a peak, popular esp in the 19th century
Word Origin for shako
C19: via French from Hungarian
csákó, from Middle High German
zacke a sharp point