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mako¹

  • /ˈmɑkoʊ/ US
  • /ˈmeɪkoʊ/ US
  • /ˈmɑːkəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈmeɪkoʊ/ UK

Where it comes from

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

noun makos

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of mako shark

Mako²

noun

  1. alternative, plural, plural only Alternative form of Maku (“Amazon peoples”).

proper noun

  1. alternative Alternative form of Maku (“languages”).

Mako³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hungarian Makó.

proper noun Makos

  1. A surname from Hungarian.

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MLA

"mako." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mako. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

mako. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mako

Chicago

"mako." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mako.

BibTeX
@misc{mako_2026,
  title = {mako},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mako},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}