English Explanatory Dictionary

mako

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Ellipsis of mako shark
noun
  1. Alternative form of Maku (“Amazon peoples”).
name
  1. Alternative form of Maku (“languages”).
name
  1. A surname from Hungarian.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɑkoʊ/ /ˈmeɪkoʊ/ /ˈmɑːkəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mako.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mako2.wav

Word forms

mako makos

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori makō (“shark”), a Southern Maori dialect form of the more standard mangō (“shark”).

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