Shako
shako
 
SYLLABICATION:	shak·o
PRONUNCIATION:	  shk, shk, shä-
VARIANT FORMS:	also shack·o
NOUN:	Inflected forms: pl. shak·os or shak·oes
A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume. 
ETYMOLOGY:	French schako, from Hungarian csákó, from csákós (süveg), pointed (cap), from csák, peak, perhaps from Middle High German zacke, tack, nail. 

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