GECKO


Meaning of GECKO in English

/ ˈgekəʊ; NAmE ˈgekoʊ/ noun

( pl. -os or -oes ) a small lizard (= a type of reptile ) that lives in warm countries

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from Malay dialect geko , gekok , imitative of its cry.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.