different between mantis vs shako

English

Alternative forms

• mantid

Etymology

From New Latin mantis, from Ancient Greek ?????? (mántis, “soothsayer”). Distant doublet of mind via Proto-Indo-European *méntis.

Pronunciation

Noun

mantis (plural mantises or mantes)

1. Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.
2. A green colour, like that of many mantises.

Synonyms

• (insect): rearhorse

Derived terms

• praying mantis

Translations

Anagrams

• Mastin, Matins, Tamsin, manist, matins, santim, stamin, tamins

Spanish

Noun

mantis f (plural mantis)

1. mantis

Derived terms

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French shako, from Hungarian csákó (“cylindrical military dress hat worn by the Hungarian hussars from the 18th century to World War I”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??e?k??/, /????k??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??e?ko?/, /???ko?/
• Rhymes: -e?k??

Noun

shako (plural shakos or shakoes)

1. A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.
2. (Britain) A bearskin or busby.
3. The squilla or mantis shrimp.

Translations

Anagrams

• Ashok, Hoaks, hakos, kohas, kosha

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English chess, French échec, German Schach, Italian scacco, Russian ???????? (šáxmaty), Spanish jaque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ako/

Noun

shako (plural shaki)

1. chessman

Derived terms

• shakoludo (“chess”)
• shakoludar (“to play chess”)
• shakoplanko (“chess board”)
• shakar (“to give a check”)

References

• Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, pages 43, 705
• Progreso VI (in Ido), 1913–1914, pages 116, 298, 347

Japanese

Romanization

shako

1. R?maji transcription of ???