mikado

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) A former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period.
  2. (countable, literary) Any emperor of Japan.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A game of skill, in which identically shaped (but differently colored and valued) wooden sticks must be removed from a pile without disturbing the remaining stack.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A fabric having a stiff twill weave.

Translations

Japanse keizer

empereur Japonais

micado

mikado

μικάδος

Frequency

24k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mɪˈkɑːdəʊ/
Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 御門 (mikado), from 御 (mi, “honorable”) + 門 (kado, “gate, portal”).

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