mikado
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) A former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period.
- (countable, literary) Any emperor of Japan.
- (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.
- (countable, uncountable) A fabric having a stiff twill weave.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/mɪˈkɑːdəʊ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 御門 (mikado), from 御 (mi, “honorable”) + 門 (kado, “gate, portal”).
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