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shako

UK/ˈʃɑːkəʊ/ US/ˈʃɑkoʊ/ uncommon uk

noun

1.

tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions

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Origin

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

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