[ 'ʃeɪkəʊ , 'ʃakəʊ ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a cylindrical or conical military hat with a peak and a plume or pompom.
Origin
C19: via Fr. from Hungarian csákó (süveg) 'peaked (cap)', from csák 'peak', from Ger. Zacken 'spike'.
[ 'ʃeɪkəʊ , 'ʃakəʊ ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a cylindrical or conical military hat with a peak and a plume or pompom.
Origin
C19: via Fr. from Hungarian csákó (süveg) 'peaked (cap)', from csák 'peak', from Ger. Zacken 'spike'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004